#175972#175972

#175972 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.075 H 228.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#175972
RGB	rgb(23, 89, 114)
HSL	hsl(196, 66%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(196, 80%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.8%, 21.9%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.09, -10.99, -20.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.09, 22.85, 241.24°)
OKLab	oklab(43.57% -0.0503 -0.0563)
OKLCH	oklch(43.57% 0.075 228.2)
XYZ	xyz(6.9617, 8.5410, 17.1980)
Luminance	0.0854 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#175972 #723017

analogous

#17725E #175972 #172B72

triadic

#175972 #721759 #597217

tetradic

#175972 #5E1772 #723017 #2B7217

square

#175972 #5E1772 #723017 #2B7217

split-complementary

#175972 #72172B #725E17

monochromatic

#051419 #0D313F #175972 #2181A5 #2EA7D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.75

#175972 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.71

#175972 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #175972

7.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##175972	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##175972	1.00	7.75	2.71	7.75
#FFFFFF	7.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C5773

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#404F72

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006061

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #175972;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 89, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.075 228.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#64889a',
    500: '#175972',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #175972;
$custom-light: #64889a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#175972",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.484,
    "s": 66.423,
    "l": 26.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43571,
    "c": 0.07545,
    "h": 228.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08542
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#175972

secondary

#A85A3D

accent

#6D3EE9

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#EBEFF2

border

#C6CACC

text

#060B0E

muted

#7A7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #175972

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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