#168DA0#168DA0

#168DA0 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.218; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.099 H 212.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#168DA0
RGB	rgb(22, 141, 160)
HSL	hsl(188, 76%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(188, 86%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(86.3%, 11.9%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.77, -23.51, -18.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.77, 30.08, 218.60°)
OKLab	oklab(59.22% -0.0838 -0.0524)
OKLCH	oklch(59.22% 0.099 212)
XYZ	xyz(16.1981, 21.7563, 36.5965)
Luminance	0.2176 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#168DA0 #A02916

analogous

#16A06E #168DA0 #1648A0

triadic

#168DA0 #A0168D #8DA016

tetradic

#168DA0 #6E16A0 #A02916 #48A016

square

#168DA0 #6E16A0 #A02916 #48A016

split-complementary

#168DA0 #A01648 #A06E16

monochromatic

#072E34 #0F5E6A #168DA0 #1DBCD6 #4AD1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.92

#168DA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.35

#168DA0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #168DA0

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##168DA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##168DA0	1.00	3.92	5.35	5.35
#FFFFFF	3.92	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.35	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.35	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E88A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D7BA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009593

Achromatopsia (no color)

#808080

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #168da0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 141, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.099 212.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#70aebc',
    500: '#168da0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #168da0;
$custom-light: #70aebc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#168da0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.261,
    "s": 75.824,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59218,
    "c": 0.09886,
    "h": 212
  },
  "luminance": 0.21758
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#168DA0

secondary

#C85B4A

accent

#4F35F2

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#091012

muted

#7B7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #168DA0

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

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