#175979#175979

#175979 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 43.9% C 0.082 H 234.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#175979
RGB	rgb(23, 89, 121)
HSL	hsl(200, 68%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(200, 81%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(81%, 26.4%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.41, -8.34, -23.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.41, 25.27, 250.73°)
OKLab	oklab(43.94% -0.0475 -0.0673)
OKLCH	oklch(43.94% 0.082 234.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.3755, 8.7065, 19.3773)
Luminance	0.0871 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#175979 #793717

analogous

#177968 #175979 #172879

triadic

#175979 #791759 #597917

tetradic

#175979 #681779 #793717 #287917

square

#175979 #681779 #793717 #287917

split-complementary

#175979 #791728 #796817

monochromatic

#05131A #0D3346 #175979 #217FAC #32A2D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.66

#175979 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#175979 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #175979

7.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##175979	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##175979	1.00	7.66	2.74	7.66
#FFFFFF	7.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#49587A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C4F78

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006164

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #175979;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 89, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.9% 0.082 234.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6587a0',
    500: '#175979',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #175979;
$custom-light: #6587a0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#175979",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.592,
    "s": 68.056,
    "l": 28.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43941,
    "c": 0.08238,
    "h": 234.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08707
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#175979

secondary

#AE623E

accent

#763DEB

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#EBEFF2

border

#C6CACC

text

#060B0E

muted

#7A7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #175979

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

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