What color is #167D97?

#167D97 is a dark, moderate cyan known as Pacific Pleasure. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pacific Pleasure?

The RGB value is 22, 125, 151: 22 red, 125 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pacific Pleasure?

The complementary color is #973016, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #167D97?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pacific Pleasure color: hex code #167D97

#167D97 rgb(22, 125, 151)

Shades of teal

Pacific Pleasure has the hex code #167D97. It is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.6% red, 49% green and 59.2% blue (22, 125, 151).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 75% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 85% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

Pacific Pleasure (#167D97) color codes

HEX	`#167D97`
RGB	`rgb(22, 125, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.6%, 49%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 75%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 85%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(85%, 17%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.35, -18.12, -21.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.35, 28.38, 230.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.248, 17.07, 31.869)`
Decimal	`1473943`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pacific Pleasure, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #167D97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#167D97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #167D97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #167d97; }
.text { color: #167d97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #167d97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(22 125 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #167d97, #163d97); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cerulean.

See #167D97 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #167D97?: #167D97 is a dark, moderate cyan known as Pacific Pleasure. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pacific Pleasure?: The RGB value is 22, 125, 151: 22 red, 125 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pacific Pleasure?: The complementary color is #973016, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #167D97?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.