#168EA0#168EA0

#168EA0 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.099 H 211.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#168EA0
RGB	rgb(22, 142, 160)
HSL	hsl(188, 76%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(188, 86%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(86.3%, 11.2%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.08, -24.03, -18.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.08, 30.19, 217.27°)
OKLab	oklab(59.47% -0.0848 -0.051)
OKLCH	oklch(59.47% 0.099 211)
XYZ	xyz(16.3462, 22.0525, 36.6459)
Luminance	0.2205 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#168EA0 #A02816

analogous

#16A06D #168EA0 #1649A0

triadic

#168EA0 #A0168E #8EA016

tetradic

#168EA0 #6D16A0 #A02816 #49A016

square

#168EA0 #6D16A0 #A02816 #49A016

split-complementary

#168EA0 #A01649 #A06D16

monochromatic

#072F34 #0F5E6A #168EA0 #1DBED6 #4AD2E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.88

#168EA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.41

#168EA0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #168EA0

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##168EA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##168EA0	1.00	3.88	5.41	5.41
#FFFFFF	3.88	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.41	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.41	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F89A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E7CA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009693

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #168ea0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 142, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.099 211.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#70afbc',
    500: '#168ea0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #168ea0;
$custom-light: #70afbc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#168ea0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.826,
    "s": 75.824,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59473,
    "c": 0.09898,
    "h": 211
  },
  "luminance": 0.22055
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#168EA0

secondary

#C85B4A

accent

#4E35F2

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#091012

muted

#7B7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #168EA0

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

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