#168DB4#168DB4

#168DB4 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.225; OKLCH L 60.1% C 0.111 H 227.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#168DB4
RGB	rgb(22, 141, 180)
HSL	hsl(195, 78%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(195, 88%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(87.8%, 21.7%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.57, -16.56, -29.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.57, 33.41, 240.29°)
OKLab	oklab(60.13% -0.0758 -0.0817)
OKLCH	oklch(60.13% 0.111 227.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.0905, 22.5133, 46.5632)
Luminance	0.2252 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#168DB4 #B43D16

analogous

#16B48C #168DB4 #163EB4

triadic

#168DB4 #B4168D #8DB416

tetradic

#168DB4 #8C16B4 #B43D16 #3EB416

square

#168DB4 #8C16B4 #B43D16 #3EB416

split-complementary

#168DB4 #B4163E #B48C16

monochromatic

#093847 #0F627D #168DB4 #23B4E4 #5AC7EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.82

#168DB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.50

#168DB4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #168DB4

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##168DB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##168DB4	1.00	3.82	5.50	5.50
#FFFFFF	3.82	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.50	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.50	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#788AB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#647CB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #168db4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 141, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.1% 0.111 227.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74aeca',
    500: '#168db4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #168db4;
$custom-light: #74aeca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#168db4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.81,
    "s": 78.218,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60126,
    "c": 0.11146,
    "h": 227.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.22516
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#168DB4

secondary

#CE7558

accent

#6333F5

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #168DB4

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

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