#176859#176859

#176859 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.079 H 177.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#176859
RGB	rgb(23, 104, 89)
HSL	hsl(169, 64%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(169, 78%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.9%, 0%, 14.4%, 59.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.25, -27.50, 1.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.25, 27.55, 176.55°)
OKLab	oklab(46.64% -0.0786 0.004)
OKLCH	oklch(46.64% 0.079 177.1)
XYZ	xyz(7.1059, 10.8032, 11.1600)
Luminance	0.1080 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#176859 #681726

analogous

#176831 #176859 #174F68

triadic

#176859 #591768 #685917

tetradic

#176859 #311768 #681726 #4F6817

square

#176859 #311768 #681726 #4F6817

split-complementary

#176859 #68174F #683117

monochromatic

#061915 #0C362E #176859 #229A84 #2DCCAF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.64

#176859 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.16

#176859 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #176859

6.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##176859	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##176859	1.00	6.64	3.16	6.64
#FFFFFF	6.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#646158

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#59595A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A64

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #176859;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 104, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.079 177.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#639387',
    500: '#176859',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #176859;
$custom-light: #639387;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#176859",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 104,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 168.889,
    "s": 63.78,
    "l": 24.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46637,
    "c": 0.07872,
    "h": 177.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10804
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#176859

secondary

#9E3D4F

accent

#4160E7

background

#F6F9F8

surface

#EBF1EF

border

#C6CBCA

text

#060D0B

muted

#7A7E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #176859

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

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