#168FB4#168FB4

#168FB4 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.231; OKLCH L 60.6% C 0.111 H 225.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#168FB4
RGB	rgb(22, 143, 180)
HSL	hsl(194, 78%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(194, 88%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(87.8%, 20.6%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.18, -17.65, -28.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.18, 33.14, 237.83°)
OKLab	oklab(60.62% -0.0777 -0.0789)
OKLCH	oklch(60.62% 0.111 225.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.3881, 23.1084, 46.6624)
Luminance	0.2311 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#168FB4 #B43B16

analogous

#16B48A #168FB4 #1640B4

triadic

#168FB4 #B4168F #8FB416

tetradic

#168FB4 #8A16B4 #B43B16 #40B416

square

#168FB4 #8A16B4 #B43B16 #40B416

split-complementary

#168FB4 #B41640 #B48A16

monochromatic

#093847 #0F647D #168FB4 #23B7E4 #5AC9EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.74

#168FB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.62

#168FB4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #168FB4

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##168FB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##168FB4	1.00	3.74	5.62	5.62
#FFFFFF	3.74	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B8CB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#677EB4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009A9B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #168fb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(22, 143, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.6% 0.111 225.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74b0ca',
    500: '#168fb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #168fb4;
$custom-light: #74b0ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#168fb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 22,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.051,
    "s": 78.218,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60621,
    "c": 0.11072,
    "h": 225.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.23111
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#168FB4

secondary

#CE7358

accent

#6033F5

background

#F7FAFC

surface

#EEF4F8

border

#C9CED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #168FB4

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

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