#176988#176988

#176988 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.089 H 229.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#176988
RGB	rgb(23, 105, 136)
HSL	hsl(196, 71%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(196, 83%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.1%, 22.8%, 0%, 46.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.31, -12.21, -23.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.31, 26.76, 242.85°)
OKLab	oklab(48.88% -0.058 -0.067)
OKLCH	oklch(48.88% 0.089 229.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.8470, 12.0617, 25.0969)
Luminance	0.1206 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#176988 #883617

analogous

#17886E #176988 #173088

triadic

#176988 #881769 #698817

tetradic

#176988 #6E1788 #883617 #308817

square

#176988 #6E1788 #883617 #308817

split-complementary

#176988 #881730 #886E17

monochromatic

#05181F #0E4154 #176988 #2091BC #3BB1DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.15

#176988 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#176988 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #176988

6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##176988	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##176988	1.00	6.15	3.41	6.15
#FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#59678A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A5D88

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007273

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #176988;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 105, 136);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.089 229.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6994aa',
    500: '#176988',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #176988;
$custom-light: #6994aa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#176988",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 136
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.46,
    "s": 71.069,
    "l": 31.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48882,
    "c": 0.08861,
    "h": 229.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12063
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#176988

secondary

#BC613F

accent

#6B3AEE

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF1F4

border

#C7CBCE

text

#070D10

muted

#7A7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #176988

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

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