#168E73#168E73
#168E73 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.208; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.107 H 172.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #168E73 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(22, 142, 115) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 73%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 85%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(84.5%, 0%, 19%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.68, -37.77, 5.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.68, 38.19, 171.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.86% -0.106 0.0142) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.86% 0.107 172.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.0967, 20.7527, 19.5317) |
| Luminance | 0.2075 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Viridian
#1E9167
ΔE00 4.55
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.53
Dark Sea Green
#11875D
ΔE00 5.56
Ocean Green
#3D9973
ΔE00 5.69
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.06
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 7.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#168E73 #8E1631
analogous
#168E37 #168E73 #166D8E
triadic
#168E73 #73168E #8E7316
tetradic
#168E73 #37168E #8E1631 #6D8E16
square
#168E73 #37168E #8E1631 #6D8E16
split-complementary
#168E73 #8E166D #8E3716
monochromatic
#06241D #0E5948 #168E73 #1EC39E #3DE1BC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.08
#168E73 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.15
#168E73 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #168E73
5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##168E73 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##168E73 | 1.00 | 4.08 | 5.15 | 5.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#898472
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B7975
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008F86
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #168e73; /* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 142, 115); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.107 172.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6cb09b',
500: '#168e73',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #168e73; $custom-light: #6cb09b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#168e73",
"rgb": {
"r": 22,
"g": 142,
"b": 115
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.5,
"s": 73.171,
"l": 32.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57863,
"c": 0.10692,
"h": 172.3
},
"luminance": 0.20754
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#168E73
secondary
#C13F5C
accent
#3861F0
background
#F7FAF9
surface
#EDF5F2
border
#C8CFCC
text
#08100E
muted
#7B7F7E