#168EC5 Color

#168EC5 is rgb(22, 142, 197) in RGB and hsl(199, 80%, 43%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#168EC5

HEX#168EC5

RGBrgb(22, 142, 197)

HSLhsl(199, 80%, 43%)

HSVhsv(199, 89%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(61.2% 0.126 236)

CMYKcmyk(89%, 28%, 0%, 23%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #168EC5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.68:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.71:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #168EC5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#168EC5 Complementary#C54D16 Analogous#16C5A5 Analogous#1636C5 Triadic#C5168E Triadic#8EC516

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #168EC5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#1EA7E6 #43B5EA #68C4EE #88D0F2 #ACDFF6 #D1EDFA

Shades

#137AAA #106A93 #0D5677 #0B4560 #083145 #05212E

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