#168999#168999

#168999 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.096 H 209.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#168999
RGB	rgb(22, 137, 153)
HSL	hsl(187, 75%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(187, 86%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(85.6%, 10.5%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.24, -23.80, -17.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.24, 29.28, 215.61°)
OKLab	oklab(57.9% -0.0829 -0.0475)
OKLCH	oklch(57.9% 0.096 209.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.0238, 20.3599, 33.2688)
Luminance	0.2036 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#168999 #992616

analogous

#169968 #168999 #164899

triadic

#168999 #991689 #899916

tetradic

#168999 #681699 #992616 #489916

square

#168999 #681699 #992616 #489916

split-complementary

#168999 #991648 #996816

monochromatic

#07292E #0E5963 #168999 #1EB9CF #45D1E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.14

#168999 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.07

#168999 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #168999

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##168999	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##168999	1.00	4.14	5.07	5.07
#FFFFFF	4.14	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.07	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.07	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B849A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B7799

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00908E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #168999;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 137, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.096 209.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6fabb7',
    500: '#168999',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #168999;
$custom-light: #6fabb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#168999",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.328,
    "s": 74.857,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57899,
    "c": 0.09561,
    "h": 209.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.20362
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#168999

secondary

#C55546

accent

#4D36F1

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #168999

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

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