#168C8C#168C8C

#168C8C is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.208; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.095 H 194.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#168C8C
RGB	rgb(22, 140, 140)
HSL	hsl(180, 73%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(180, 84%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(84.3%, 0%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.75, -29.54, -8.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.75, 30.80, 196.49°)
OKLab	oklab(58.16% -0.0918 -0.0243)
OKLCH	oklch(58.16% 0.095 194.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.4404, 20.8183, 28.0631)
Luminance	0.2082 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#168C8C #8C1616

analogous

#168C51 #168C8C #16518C

triadic

#168C8C #8C168C #8C8C16

tetradic

#168C8C #51168C #8C1616 #518C16

square

#168C8C #51168C #8C1616 #518C16

split-complementary

#168C8C #8C1651 #8C5116

monochromatic

#052222 #0E5757 #168C8C #1EC1C1 #3CE0E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.07

#168C8C on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.16

#168C8C on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #168C8C

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##168C8C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##168C8C	1.00	4.07	5.16	5.16
#FFFFFF	4.07	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.16	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.16	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#82858C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#72798D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00918C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #168c8c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 140, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.095 194.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6eaead',
    500: '#168c8c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #168c8c;
$custom-light: #6eaead;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#168c8c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 72.84,
    "l": 31.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58162,
    "c": 0.09496,
    "h": 194.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.2082
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#168C8C

secondary

#C03E3E

accent

#3838F0

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#081010

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #168C8C

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

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