#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
RGB	rgb(23, 105, 89)
HSL	hsl(168, 64%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(168, 78%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.1%, 0%, 15.2%, 58.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.59, -27.98, 2.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.59, 28.06, 175.60°)
OKLab	oklab(46.92% -0.0797 0.0053)
OKLCH	oklch(46.92% 0.08 176.2)
XYZ	xyz(7.2072, 11.0057, 11.1937)
Luminance	0.1101 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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
##176959	1.00	6.56	3.20	6.56
#FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

Preview with #176959

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

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