#176B56#176B56

#176B56 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.084 H 171.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#176B56
RGB	rgb(23, 107, 86)
HSL	hsl(165, 65%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(165, 79%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.5%, 0%, 19.6%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.19, -29.78, 4.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.19, 30.17, 170.76°)
OKLab	oklab(47.38% -0.0835 0.0123)
OKLCH	oklch(47.38% 0.084 171.6)
XYZ	xyz(7.2899, 11.3686, 10.6124)
Luminance	0.1137 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#176B56 #6B172C

analogous

#176B2C #176B56 #17566B

triadic

#176B56 #56176B #6B5617

tetradic

#176B56 #2C176B #6B172C #566B17

square

#176B56 #2C176B #6B172C #566B17

split-complementary

#176B56 #6B1756 #6B2C17

monochromatic

#051914 #0C392E #176B56 #229D7E #2DD0A7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.41

#176B56 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#176B56 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #176B56

6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##176B56	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##176B56	1.00	6.41	3.27	6.41
#FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#676355

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D5B57

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #176b56;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 107, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.084 171.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#639685',
    500: '#176b56',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #176b56;
$custom-light: #639685;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#176b56",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 165,
    "s": 64.615,
    "l": 25.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47384,
    "c": 0.08443,
    "h": 171.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11369
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#176B56

secondary

#A13D56

accent

#406AE8

background

#F6F9F8

surface

#EBF2EF

border

#C6CCCA

text

#060D0B

muted

#7A7E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #176B56

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

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