#168989#168989

#168989 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.093 H 194.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#168989
RGB	rgb(22, 137, 137)
HSL	hsl(180, 72%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(180, 84%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.9%, 0%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.69, -29.02, -8.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.69, 30.26, 196.50°)
OKLab	oklab(57.26% -0.0902 -0.0239)
OKLCH	oklch(57.26% 0.093 194.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.7898, 19.8663, 26.7698)
Luminance	0.1987 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#168989 #891616

analogous

#16894F #168989 #164F89

triadic

#168989 #891689 #898916

tetradic

#168989 #4F1689 #891616 #4F8916

square

#168989 #4F1689 #891616 #4F8916

split-complementary

#168989 #89164F #894F16

monochromatic

#052020 #0E5454 #168989 #1EBEBE #3ADFDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.22

#168989 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.97

#168989 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #168989

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##168989	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##168989	1.00	4.22	4.97	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.22	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.97	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.97	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F8289

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#70768A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008E89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #168989;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 137, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.093 194.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6dacab',
    500: '#168989',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #168989;
$custom-light: #6dacab;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#168989",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 72.327,
    "l": 31.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57263,
    "c": 0.09328,
    "h": 194.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.19868
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#168989

secondary

#BD3E3E

accent

#3939EF

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#081010

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #168989

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

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