#176985#176985

#176985 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.086 H 226.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#176985
RGB	rgb(23, 105, 133)
HSL	hsl(195, 71%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(195, 83%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(82.7%, 21.1%, 0%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.18, -13.32, -22.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.18, 25.90, 239.05°)
OKLab	oklab(48.73% -0.0592 -0.0624)
OKLCH	oklch(48.73% 0.086 226.5)
XYZ	xyz(9.6368, 11.9776, 23.9897)
Luminance	0.1198 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#176985 #853317

analogous

#17856A #176985 #173285

triadic

#176985 #851769 #698517

tetradic

#176985 #6A1785 #853317 #328517

square

#176985 #6A1785 #853317 #328517

split-complementary

#176985 #851732 #856A17

monochromatic

#05171D #0E4051 #176985 #2092B9 #3AB3DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.18

#176985 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#176985 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #176985

6.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##176985	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##176985	1.00	6.18	3.40	6.18
#FFFFFF	6.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A6786

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B5D85

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007172

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #176985;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 105, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.086 226.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6894a8',
    500: '#176985',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #176985;
$custom-light: #6894a8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#176985",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.273,
    "s": 70.513,
    "l": 30.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48731,
    "c": 0.08599,
    "h": 226.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11979
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#176985

secondary

#B95E3F

accent

#683BED

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF1F4

border

#C7CBCE

text

#070D0F

muted

#7A7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #176985

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

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