#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
RGBrgb(23, 105, 136)
HSLhsl(196, 71%, 31%)
HSVhsv(196, 83%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(83.1%, 22.8%, 0%, 46.7%)
CIE-LABlab(41.31, -12.21, -23.81)
CIE-LCHlch(41.31, 26.76, 242.85°)
OKLaboklab(48.88% -0.058 -0.067)
OKLCHoklch(48.88% 0.089 229.1)
XYZxyz(9.8470, 12.0617, 25.0969)
Luminance0.1206 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

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
##1769881.006.153.416.15
#FFFFFF6.151.0021.001.00
#0000003.4121.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.151.0021.001.00

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

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#176988 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva