#168EA1#168EA1

#168EA1 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.099 H 211.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#168EA1
RGB	rgb(22, 142, 161)
HSL	hsl(188, 76%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(188, 86%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(86.3%, 11.8%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.12, -23.69, -18.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.12, 30.25, 218.44°)
OKLab	oklab(59.51% -0.0844 -0.0525)
OKLCH	oklch(59.51% 0.099 211.9)
XYZ	xyz(16.4341, 22.0877, 37.1085)
Luminance	0.2209 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#168EA1 #A12916

analogous

#16A16E #168EA1 #1649A1

triadic

#168EA1 #A1168E #8EA116

tetradic

#168EA1 #6E16A1 #A12916 #49A116

square

#168EA1 #6E16A1 #A12916 #49A116

split-complementary

#168EA1 #A11649 #A16E16

monochromatic

#072F35 #0F5F6B #168EA1 #1DBDD7 #4BD1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.88

#168EA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.42

#168EA1 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #168EA1

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##168EA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##168EA1	1.00	3.88	5.42	5.42
#FFFFFF	3.88	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.42	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.42	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F89A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E7CA1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009694

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #168ea1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 142, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.099 211.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71afbc',
    500: '#168ea1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #168ea1;
$custom-light: #71afbc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#168ea1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.201,
    "s": 75.956,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59515,
    "c": 0.09938,
    "h": 211.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.2209
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#168EA1

secondary

#C85C4B

accent

#4F35F3

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#091012

muted

#7B7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #168EA1

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

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