#176986#176986

#176986 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.087 H 227.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#176986
RGB	rgb(23, 105, 134)
HSL	hsl(196, 71%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(196, 83%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(82.8%, 21.6%, 0%, 47.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.22, -12.95, -22.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.22, 26.17, 240.34°)
OKLab	oklab(48.78% -0.0588 -0.0639)
OKLCH	oklch(48.78% 0.087 227.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.7062, 12.0053, 24.3553)
Luminance	0.1201 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#176986 #863417

analogous

#17866B #176986 #173186

triadic

#176986 #861769 #698617

tetradic

#176986 #6B1786 #863417 #318617

square

#176986 #6B1786 #863417 #318617

split-complementary

#176986 #861731 #866B17

monochromatic

#05171E #0E4052 #176986 #2092BA #3AB3DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.17

#176986 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#176986 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #176986

6.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##176986	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##176986	1.00	6.17	3.40	6.17
#FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A6787

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B5D86

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007173

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #176986;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 105, 134);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.087 227.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6994a9',
    500: '#176986',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #176986;
$custom-light: #6994a9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#176986",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 134
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195.676,
    "s": 70.701,
    "l": 30.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48781,
    "c": 0.08685,
    "h": 227.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12007
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#176986

secondary

#BA5F3F

accent

#693AED

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF1F4

border

#C7CBCE

text

#070D10

muted

#7A7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #176986

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

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