#176A5E#176A5E
#176A5E is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.078 H 180.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #176A5E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(23, 106, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 64%, 25%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 78%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(78.3%, 0%, 11.3%, 58.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.08, -27.00, -0.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.08, 27.00, 180.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.36% -0.0782 -0.0009) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.36% 0.078 180.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.5268, 11.2975, 12.3714) |
| Luminance | 0.1130 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dark Green Blue
#1F6357
ΔE00 2.53
Dark Aquamarine
#017371
ΔE00 5.48
Dark Aqua
#05696B
ΔE00 6.17
Dark Turquoise
#045C5A
ΔE00 6.25
Deep Turquoise
#017374
ΔE00 6.58
Bluegreen
#017A79
ΔE00 7.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#176A5E #6A1723
analogous
#176A34 #176A5E #174D6A
triadic
#176A5E #5E176A #6A5E17
tetradic
#176A5E #34176A #6A1723 #4D6A17
square
#176A5E #34176A #6A1723 #4D6A17
split-complementary
#176A5E #6A174D #6A3417
monochromatic
#051916 #0C3831 #176A5E #229C8B #2DCFB7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.44
#176A5E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.26
#176A5E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #176A5E
6.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##176A5E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##176A5E | 1.00 | 6.44 | 3.26 | 6.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#65635E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5A5B5F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006C66
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5E5E5E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #176a5e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 106, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.078 180.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#63958b',
500: '#176a5e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #176a5e; $custom-light: #63958b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#176a5e",
"rgb": {
"r": 23,
"g": 106,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.325,
"s": 64.341,
"l": 25.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47363,
"c": 0.07826,
"h": 180.7
},
"luminance": 0.11298
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#176A5E
secondary
#A03D4B
accent
#4059E7
background
#F6F9F8
surface
#EBF1F0
border
#C6CBCB
text
#060D0C
muted
#7A7E7D