#176970#176970

#176970 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.075 H 203.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#176970
RGB	rgb(23, 105, 112)
HSL	hsl(185, 66%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(185, 79%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.5%, 6.3%, 0%, 56.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.34, -20.74, -10.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.34, 23.37, 207.44°)
OKLab	oklab(47.77% -0.0683 -0.0299)
OKLCH	oklch(47.77% 0.075 203.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.3283, 11.4541, 17.0980)
Luminance	0.1145 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#176970 #701E17

analogous

#17704B #176970 #173D70

triadic

#176970 #701769 #697017

tetradic

#176970 #4B1770 #701E17 #3D7017

square

#176970 #4B1770 #701E17 #3D7017

split-complementary

#176970 #70173D #704B17

monochromatic

#051819 #0D393D #176970 #2199A3 #2DC7D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.38

#176970 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#176970 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #176970

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##176970	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##176970	1.00	6.38	3.29	6.38
#FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#606471

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#545B70

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #176970;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 105, 112);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.075 203.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#659499',
    500: '#176970',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #176970;
$custom-light: #659499;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#176970",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 112
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.719,
    "s": 65.926,
    "l": 26.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4777,
    "c": 0.07456,
    "h": 203.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11455
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#176970

secondary

#A6453D

accent

#4C3FE9

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF1F2

border

#C6CBCC

text

#060D0D

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #176970

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

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