#168F99#168F99

#168F99 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.097 H 203.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#168F99
RGB	rgb(22, 143, 153)
HSL	hsl(185, 75%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(185, 86%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(85.6%, 6.5%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.15, -26.85, -14.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.15, 30.36, 207.80°)
OKLab	oklab(59.44% -0.0888 -0.0394)
OKLCH	oklch(59.44% 0.097 203.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.9005, 22.1134, 33.5611)
Luminance	0.2212 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#168F99 #992016

analogous

#169962 #168F99 #164E99

triadic

#168F99 #99168F #8F9916

tetradic

#168F99 #621699 #992016 #4E9916

square

#168F99 #621699 #992016 #4E9916

split-complementary

#168F99 #99164E #996216

monochromatic

#072B2E #0E5D63 #168F99 #1EC1CF #45D8E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.87

#168F99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.42

#168F99 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #168F99

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##168F99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##168F99	1.00	3.87	5.42	5.42
#FFFFFF	3.87	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)

#82899A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#727C99

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009592

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #168f99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 143, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.097 203.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#70b0b7',
    500: '#168f99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #168f99;
$custom-light: #70b0b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#168f99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.58,
    "s": 74.857,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59441,
    "c": 0.09718,
    "h": 203.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.22115
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#168F99

secondary

#C54F46

accent

#4536F1

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF5F6

border

#C8CFD0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #168F99

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

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