#176172#176172

#176172 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.074 H 217.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#176172
RGB	rgb(23, 97, 114)
HSL	hsl(191, 66%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(191, 80%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.8%, 14.9%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.74, -15.65, -15.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.74, 22.33, 225.53°)
OKLab	oklab(45.71% -0.0588 -0.0445)
OKLCH	oklch(45.71% 0.074 217.1)
XYZ	xyz(7.6640, 9.9455, 17.4321)
Luminance	0.0995 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#176172 #722817

analogous

#177256 #176172 #173472

triadic

#176172 #721761 #617217

tetradic

#176172 #561772 #722817 #347217

square

#176172 #561772 #722817 #347217

split-complementary

#176172 #721734 #725617

monochromatic

#051619 #0D363F #176172 #218CA5 #2EB6D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.03

#176172 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.99

#176172 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #176172

7.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##176172	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##176172	1.00	7.03	2.99	7.03
#FFFFFF	7.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#565E73

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A5572

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006766

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #176172;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 97, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.074 217.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#648e9a',
    500: '#176172',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #176172;
$custom-light: #648e9a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#176172",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 191.209,
    "s": 66.423,
    "l": 26.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45705,
    "c": 0.07374,
    "h": 217.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09946
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#176172

secondary

#A8513D

accent

#5E3EE9

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#EBF0F2

border

#C6CBCC

text

#060C0E

muted

#7A7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #176172

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

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