#176279#176279

#176279 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.078 H 223.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#176279
RGB	rgb(23, 98, 121)
HSL	hsl(194, 68%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(194, 81%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(81%, 19%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.37, -13.68, -19.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.37, 23.63, 234.62°)
OKLab	oklab(46.31% -0.0569 -0.054)
OKLCH	oklch(46.31% 0.078 223.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.1708, 10.2970, 19.6423)
Luminance	0.1030 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#176279 #792E17

analogous

#17795F #176279 #173179

triadic

#176279 #791762 #627917

tetradic

#176279 #5F1779 #792E17 #317917

square

#176279 #5F1779 #792E17 #317917

split-complementary

#176279 #791731 #795F17

monochromatic

#05151A #0D3846 #176279 #218CAC #32B1D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.86

#176279 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#176279 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #176279

6.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##176279	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##176279	1.00	6.86	3.06	6.86
#FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#55607A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#485679

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006969

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #176279;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 98, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.078 223.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#668e9f',
    500: '#176279',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #176279;
$custom-light: #668e9f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#176279",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.082,
    "s": 68.056,
    "l": 28.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46305,
    "c": 0.07842,
    "h": 223.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10298
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#176279

secondary

#AE583E

accent

#663DEB

background

#F6F8F9

surface

#EBF0F2

border

#C6CBCC

text

#070C0E

muted

#7A7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #176279

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

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