#176972#176972

#176972 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.075 H 206.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#176972
RGB	rgb(23, 105, 114)
HSL	hsl(186, 66%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(186, 80%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.8%, 7.9%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.41, -20.07, -11.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.41, 23.32, 210.62°)
OKLab	oklab(47.85% -0.0674 -0.033)
OKLCH	oklch(47.85% 0.075 206.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.4408, 11.4992, 17.6910)
Luminance	0.1150 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#176972 #722017

analogous

#17724E #176972 #173C72

triadic

#176972 #721769 #697217

tetradic

#176972 #4E1772 #722017 #3C7217

square

#176972 #4E1772 #722017 #3C7217

split-complementary

#176972 #72173C #724E17

monochromatic

#051719 #0D3A3F #176972 #2198A5 #2EC4D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.36

#176972 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#176972 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #176972

6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##176972	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##176972	1.00	6.36	3.30	6.36
#FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F6473

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#535B72

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E6C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #176972;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 105, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.075 206.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#65949a',
    500: '#176972',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #176972;
$custom-light: #65949a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#176972",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.934,
    "s": 66.423,
    "l": 26.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47854,
    "c": 0.07503,
    "h": 206.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.115
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#176972

secondary

#A8483D

accent

#4F3EE9

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF1F2

border

#C6CBCC

text

#070D0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #176972

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

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