#176B53#176B53

#176B53 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.087 H 168.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#176B53
RGB	rgb(23, 107, 83)
HSL	hsl(163, 65%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(163, 79%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.5%, 0%, 22.4%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.12, -30.60, 6.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.12, 31.29, 167.92°)
OKLab	oklab(47.29% -0.0851 0.0167)
OKLCH	oklch(47.29% 0.087 168.9)
XYZ	xyz(7.1715, 11.3212, 9.9892)
Luminance	0.1132 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#176B53 #6B172F

analogous

#176B29 #176B53 #17596B

triadic

#176B53 #53176B #6B5317

tetradic

#176B53 #29176B #6B172F #596B17

square

#176B53 #29176B #6B172F #596B17

split-complementary

#176B53 #6B1759 #6B2917

monochromatic

#051914 #0C392C #176B53 #229D7A #2DD0A1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.43

#176B53 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#176B53 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #176B53

6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##176B53	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##176B53	1.00	6.43	3.26	6.43
#FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#686352

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D5B55

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C64

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #176b53;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 107, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.087 168.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#639683',
    500: '#176b53',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #176b53;
$custom-light: #639683;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#176b53",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 162.857,
    "s": 64.615,
    "l": 25.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47294,
    "c": 0.08673,
    "h": 168.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11322
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#176B53

secondary

#A13D59

accent

#4070E8

background

#F6F9F8

surface

#EBF2EF

border

#C6CCCA

text

#060D0A

muted

#7A7E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #176B53

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

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