#168B8B#168B8B
#168B8B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.094 H 194.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #168B8B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(22, 139, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 73%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 84%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(84.2%, 0%, 0%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.40, -29.37, -8.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.40, 30.63, 196.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.86% -0.0912 -0.0242) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.86% 0.094 194.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.2215, 20.4981, 27.6281) |
| Luminance | 0.2050 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 0.58
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 1.37
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 1.76
Teal
#008080
ΔE00 4.15
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.78
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#168B8B #8B1616
analogous
#168B51 #168B8B #16518B
triadic
#168B8B #8B168B #8B8B16
tetradic
#168B8B #51168B #8B1616 #518B16
square
#168B8B #51168B #8B1616 #518B16
split-complementary
#168B8B #8B1651 #8B5116
monochromatic
#052121 #0E5656 #168B8B #1EC0C0 #3BE0E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.12
#168B8B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.10
#168B8B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #168B8B
5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##168B8B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##168B8B | 1.00 | 4.12 | 5.10 | 5.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#81848B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#71788C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00908B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #168b8b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 139, 139); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.094 194.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6dadac',
500: '#168b8b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #168b8b; $custom-light: #6dadac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#168b8b",
"rgb": {
"r": 22,
"g": 139,
"b": 139
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180,
"s": 72.671,
"l": 31.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57863,
"c": 0.0944,
"h": 194.9
},
"luminance": 0.205
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#168B8B
secondary
#BF3E3E
accent
#3838EF
background
#F7FAFA
surface
#EDF4F4
border
#C8CECE
text
#081010
muted
#7B7F7F