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#168973 color: Industrial Turquoise

#168973 is rgb(22, 137, 115) in RGB and oklch(56.516% 0.10119 175.431) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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169°
100%

56.5%
0.101
175°
  • Teal
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-600
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.32:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.86:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #168973

#168973 is a bright teal color. In OKLCH it has 56.5% lightness, 0.101 chroma and a hue of 175°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.32:1 contrast and black text 4.86:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Industrial Turquoise (#008a70). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-600.

More medium teal colors

Lighter: #168973 mixed with white

  1. 168973
  2. 3b9580
  3. 55a08d
  4. 6cac9b
  5. 82b8a9
  6. 97c3b7
  7. accfc5
  8. c0dbd3
  9. d5e7e1
  10. eaf3f0

Darker: #168973 mixed with black

  1. 168973
  2. 127663
  3. 0d6454
  4. 095345
  5. 064236
  6. 033128
  7. 02221b
  8. 01140f
  9. 000705
  10. 000101

Calmer: #168973 with less saturation

  1. 168973
  2. 2b8773
  3. 398674
  4. 448474
  5. 4d8274
  6. 568074
  7. 5d7e75
  8. 647c75
  9. 6a7a75
  10. 707876

Questions about #168973

What color is #168973?

#168973 is bright teal. The closest named color is Industrial Turquoise. In RGB it is rgb(22, 137, 115), in HSL hsl(168.52, 72.33%, 31.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.516% 0.10119 175.431).

What colors go well with #168973?

The complementary color of #168973 is #a45b78. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4d8650 and #008693. The triadic partners are #7b69ab and #a36537.

Is white or black text more readable on #168973?

White text reads better on #168973: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and black gives 4.86:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #168973 a warm or cool color?

#168973 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 175 degrees, its lightness 56.5% and its chroma 0.101.