#176979#176979

#176979 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.078 H 214.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#176979
RGB	rgb(23, 105, 121)
HSL	hsl(190, 68%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(190, 81%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(81%, 13.2%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.68, -17.64, -15.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.68, 23.63, 221.71°)
OKLab	oklab(48.16% -0.0642 -0.0439)
OKLCH	oklch(48.16% 0.078 214.3)
XYZ	xyz(8.8546, 11.6647, 19.8703)
Luminance	0.1167 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#176979 #792717

analogous

#177958 #176979 #173879

triadic

#176979 #791769 #697917

tetradic

#176979 #581779 #792717 #387917

square

#176979 #581779 #792717 #387917

split-complementary

#176979 #791738 #795817

monochromatic

#05161A #0D3C46 #176979 #2196AC #32BDD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.30

#176979 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#176979 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #176979

6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##176979	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##176979	1.00	6.30	3.33	6.30
#FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E657A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#505C79

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #176979;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 105, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.078 214.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#66949f',
    500: '#176979',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #176979;
$custom-light: #66949f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#176979",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.796,
    "s": 68.056,
    "l": 28.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48161,
    "c": 0.07776,
    "h": 214.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11666
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#176979

secondary

#AE503E

accent

#593DEB

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF1F2

border

#C6CBCC

text

#070D0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #176979

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

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