#168C8D#168C8D

#168C8D is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.208; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.095 H 195.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#168C8D
RGBrgb(22, 140, 141)
HSLhsl(181, 73%, 32%)
HSVhsv(181, 84%, 55%)
CMYKcmyk(84.4%, 0.7%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LABlab(52.78, -29.22, -9.27)
CIE-LCHlch(52.78, 30.66, 197.61°)
OKLaboklab(58.2% -0.0913 -0.0258)
OKLCHoklch(58.2% 0.095 195.8)
XYZxyz(14.5144, 20.8480, 28.4532)
Luminance0.2085 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#168C8D #8D1716
analogous
#168D53 #168C8D #16518D
triadic
#168C8D #8D168C #8C8D16
tetradic
#168C8D #53168D #8D1716 #518D16
square
#168C8D #53168D #8D1716 #518D16
split-complementary
#168C8D #8D1651 #8D5316
monochromatic
#052323 #0E5758 #168C8D #1EC1C2 #3DDFE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.06
#168C8D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.17
#168C8D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #168C8D
5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##168C8D#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##168C8D1.004.065.175.17
#FFFFFF4.061.0021.0021.00
#0000005.1721.001.001.00
##0000005.1721.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#82858D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#72798E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00918C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #168c8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 140, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.095 195.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6eaeae',
    500: '#168c8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #168c8d;
$custom-light: #6eaeae;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#168c8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180.504,
    "s": 73.006,
    "l": 31.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58199,
    "c": 0.09489,
    "h": 195.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.2085
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#168C8D
secondary
#C13F3E
accent
#3A38F0
background
#F7FAFA
surface
#EDF4F4
border
#C8CECE
text
#081010
muted
#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

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#168C8D Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva