#176959#176959

#176959 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.080 H 176.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#176959
RGBrgb(23, 105, 89)
HSLhsl(168, 64%, 25%)
HSVhsv(168, 78%, 41%)
CMYKcmyk(78.1%, 0%, 15.2%, 58.8%)
CIE-LABlab(39.59, -27.98, 2.15)
CIE-LCHlch(39.59, 28.06, 175.60°)
OKLaboklab(46.92% -0.0797 0.0053)
OKLCHoklch(46.92% 0.08 176.2)
XYZxyz(7.2072, 11.0057, 11.1937)
Luminance0.1101 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#176959 #691727
analogous
#176930 #176959 #175069
triadic
#176959 #591769 #695917
tetradic
#176959 #301769 #691727 #506917
square
#176959 #301769 #691727 #506917
split-complementary
#176959 #691750 #693017
monochromatic
#051915 #0C372E #176959 #229B84 #2DCDAE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.56
#176959 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20
#176959 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #176959
6.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##176959#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##1769591.006.563.206.56
#FFFFFF6.561.0021.001.00
#0000003.2021.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.561.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#656258
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5A5A5A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006A64
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #176959;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 105, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.080 176.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#639487',
    500: '#176959',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #176959;
$custom-light: #639487;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#176959",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 168.293,
    "s": 64.063,
    "l": 25.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46917,
    "c": 0.0799,
    "h": 176.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11007
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#176959
secondary
#9F3D50
accent
#4161E7
background
#F6F9F8
surface
#EBF1EF
border
#C6CBCA
text
#060D0B
muted
#7A7E7C

Preview Lab

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#176959 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva