#188080#188080

#188080 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.088 H 194.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#188080
RGB	rgb(24, 128, 128)
HSL	hsl(180, 68%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(180, 81%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.3%, 0%, 0%, 49.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.50, -27.24, -8.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.50, 28.42, 196.53°)
OKLab	oklab(54.58% -0.0846 -0.0225)
OKLCH	oklch(54.58% 0.088 194.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.9903, 17.1895, 23.1039)
Luminance	0.1719 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#188080 #801818

analogous

#18804C #188080 #184C80

triadic

#188080 #801880 #808018

tetradic

#188080 #4C1880 #801818 #4C8018

square

#188080 #4C1880 #801818 #4C8018

split-complementary

#188080 #80184C #804C18

monochromatic

#051A1A #0E4C4C #188080 #22B4B4 #39DADA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.73

#188080 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.44

#188080 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #188080

4.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##188080	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##188080	1.00	4.73	4.44	4.73
#FFFFFF	4.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#777980

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#696F81

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008480

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #188080;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(24, 128, 128);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.088 194.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6ba5a4',
    500: '#188080',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #188080;
$custom-light: #6ba5a4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#188080",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 24,
    "g": 128,
    "b": 128
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 68.421,
    "l": 29.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54582,
    "c": 0.08758,
    "h": 194.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17191
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#188080

secondary

#B44040

accent

#3D3DEB

background

#F6FAFA

surface

#ECF4F4

border

#C7CECE

text

#080F0F

muted

#7A7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #188080

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

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