#168DA2 Color

#168DA2 is rgb(22, 141, 162) in RGB and hsl(189, 76%, 36%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkCyan. Black text is most readable on this background.

#168DA2

HEX#168DA2

RGBrgb(22, 141, 162)

HSLhsl(189, 76%, 36%)

HSVhsv(189, 86%, 64%)

OKLCHoklch(59.3% 0.1 213.7)

CMYKcmyk(86%, 13%, 0%, 36%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #168DA2 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.91:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.37:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #168DA2 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#168DA2 Complementary#A22B16 Analogous#16A271 Analogous#1647A2 Triadic#A2168D Triadic#8DA216

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #168DA2, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#1CB0CA #31C8E3 #59D3E8 #7DDCED #A5E7F3 #CEF2F8

Shades

#13798B #116979 #0D5663 #0B4651 #08333A #062328

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