#168987#168987

#168987 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.093 H 193.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#168987
RGB	rgb(22, 137, 135)
HSL	hsl(179, 72%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(179, 84%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.9%, 0%, 1.5%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.62, -29.65, -7.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.62, 30.59, 194.24°)
OKLab	oklab(57.19% -0.0911 -0.021)
OKLCH	oklch(57.19% 0.093 193)
XYZ	xyz(13.6476, 19.8094, 26.0213)
Luminance	0.1981 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#168987 #891618

analogous

#16894D #168987 #165189

triadic

#168987 #871689 #898716

tetradic

#168987 #4D1689 #891618 #518916

square

#168987 #4D1689 #891618 #518916

split-complementary

#168987 #891651 #894D16

monochromatic

#05201F #0E5453 #168987 #1EBEBB #3ADFDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.23

#168987 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.96

#168987 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #168987

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##168987	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##168987	1.00	4.23	4.96	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.23	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#808287

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#707688

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008D88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #168987;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 137, 135);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.093 193.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6daca9',
    500: '#168987',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #168987;
$custom-light: #6daca9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#168987",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 135
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 178.957,
    "s": 72.327,
    "l": 31.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57189,
    "c": 0.09349,
    "h": 193
  },
  "luminance": 0.19811
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#168987

secondary

#BD3E40

accent

#393CEF

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#081010

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #168987

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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