#168CA0#168CA0

#168CA0 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.215; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.099 H 213.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#168CA0
RGB	rgb(22, 140, 160)
HSL	hsl(189, 76%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(189, 86%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(86.3%, 12.5%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.45, -22.99, -19.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.45, 29.99, 219.94°)
OKLab	oklab(58.96% -0.0829 -0.0538)
OKLCH	oklch(58.96% 0.099 213)
XYZ	xyz(16.0513, 21.4627, 36.5476)
Luminance	0.2147 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#168CA0 #A02A16

analogous

#16A06F #168CA0 #1647A0

triadic

#168CA0 #A0168C #8CA016

tetradic

#168CA0 #6F16A0 #A02A16 #47A016

square

#168CA0 #6F16A0 #A02A16 #47A016

split-complementary

#168CA0 #A01647 #A06F16

monochromatic

#072E34 #0F5D6A #168CA0 #1DBBD6 #4AD0E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.97

#168CA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.29

#168CA0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #168CA0

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##168CA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##168CA0	1.00	3.97	5.29	5.29
#FFFFFF	3.97	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.29	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.29	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D87A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C7AA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009492

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #168ca0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 140, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.099 213.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#70aebc',
    500: '#168ca0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #168ca0;
$custom-light: #70aebc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#168ca0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.696,
    "s": 75.824,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58964,
    "c": 0.09878,
    "h": 213
  },
  "luminance": 0.21465
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#168CA0

secondary

#C85C4A

accent

#5135F2

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#091012

muted

#7B7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #168CA0

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

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