Skip to the color picker

#168ba2 color: Waikiki

#168ba2 is rgb(22, 139, 162) in RGB and oklch(58.796% 0.09973 215.614) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

190°
100%

58.8%
0.100
216°
  • Cyan
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.00:1Hard to read
Lc -72
Black text
5.25:1Readable · AA
Lc 37

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #168ba2

#168ba2 is a bright cyan color. In OKLCH it has 58.8% lightness, 0.1 chroma and a hue of 216°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4:1 contrast and black text 5.25:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Waikiki (#218ba0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium cyan colors

Lighter: #168ba2 mixed with white

  1. 168ba2
  2. 3c96ab
  3. 56a2b4
  4. 6dadbe
  5. 83b9c7
  6. 98c4d0
  7. add0da
  8. c1dce3
  9. d6e7ec
  10. eaf3f6

Darker: #168ba2 mixed with black

  1. 168ba2
  2. 12788c
  3. 0d6677
  4. 095463
  5. 06434f
  6. 03323c
  7. 02232a
  8. 011419
  9. 00070a
  10. 000101

Calmer: #168ba2 with less saturation

  1. 168ba2
  2. 2d8a9e
  3. 3c899b
  4. 478797
  5. 518693
  6. 5a8590
  7. 62838c
  8. 698288
  9. 708084
  10. 767e80

Questions about #168ba2

What color is #168ba2?

#168ba2 is bright cyan. The closest named color is Waikiki. In RGB it is rgb(22, 139, 162), in HSL hsl(189.86, 76.09%, 36.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.796% 0.09973 215.614).

What colors go well with #168ba2?

The complementary color of #168ba2 is #af6653. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #138f85 and #4682b4. The triadic partners are #a16594 and #8f7c2e.

Is white or black text more readable on #168ba2?

White text reads better on #168ba2: white gives a contrast ratio of 4:1 and black gives 5.25:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #168ba2 a warm or cool color?

#168ba2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 216 degrees, its lightness 58.8% and its chroma 0.1.