#168A7C

A dark, vivid cyan closely aligning with Darkcyan.

About #168A7C

The precise color #168A7C is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Darkcyan. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 22, 138, and 124.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 84% cyan and 0% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#168A7C
RGB22, 138, 124
HSL172.8°, 72.5%, 31.4%
CMYK84%, 0%, 10%, 46%
HSV172.8°, 84.1%, 54.1%
LAB51.6, -33.4, -1.1
XYZ13.1, 19.8, 22.2
Decimal1477244

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.23:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
4.96:1
Text on #000000
AA
4.05:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.22:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #168A7C; }
.text-color { color: #168A7C; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #168A7C; }

Similar Colors

Darkcyan
#008B8B