#168BB6 Color

#168BB6 is rgb(22, 139, 182) in RGB and hsl(196, 78%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#168BB6

HEX#168BB6

RGBrgb(22, 139, 182)

HSLhsl(196, 78%, 40%)

HSVhsv(196, 88%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(59.7% 0.114 230)

CMYKcmyk(88%, 24%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #168BB6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.89:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.4:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #168BB6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#168BB6 Complementary#B64116 Analogous#16B690 Analogous#163CB6 Triadic#B6168B Triadic#8BB616

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #168BB6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#1BA7DA #3CB9E7 #60C6EB #84D3F0 #A9E0F4 #D2EFF9

Shades

#147A9F #116888 #0E5771 #0B4256 #083140 #051F29

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