Colour
#168D7B
- #168D7B
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#168D7B is a cyan with RGB values 22, 141, 123 and HSL 171°, 73%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#168D7B#168D7B
HEX#168D7B
RGBrgb(22, 141, 123)
RGB (0–1)0.0863, 0.5529, 0.4824
RGB percentages8.6%, 55.3%, 48.2%
HSLhsl(170.9, 73%, 32%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.9, 84.4%, 55.3%)
CMYK84.4%, 0%, 12.8%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,478,011
CSS custom property--colour: #168D7B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2065WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.13:1
Contrast with white4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#E97284
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8D1628
Analogous#168D40, #16638D
Triadic#7B168D, #8D7B16
Split complementary#8D1664, #8D4016
Tetradic#3F168D, #8D1628, #638D16
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R22
G141
B123
Red22 (8.6%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue123 (48.2%)
Hue170.92°
Saturation (HSL)73.01%
Lightness31.96%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 16 · G 8D · B 7B
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