#176B59#176B59

#176B59 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.082 H 174.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#176B59
RGB	rgb(23, 107, 89)
HSL	hsl(167, 65%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(167, 79%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.5%, 0%, 16.8%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.28, -28.94, 3.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.28, 29.11, 173.80°)
OKLab	oklab(47.48% -0.0819 0.0079)
OKLCH	oklch(47.48% 0.082 174.5)
XYZ	xyz(7.4133, 11.4179, 11.2624)
Luminance	0.1142 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#176B59 #6B1729

analogous

#176B2F #176B59 #17536B

triadic

#176B59 #59176B #6B5917

tetradic

#176B59 #2F176B #6B1729 #536B17

square

#176B59 #2F176B #6B1729 #536B17

split-complementary

#176B59 #6B1753 #6B2F17

monochromatic

#051915 #0C392F #176B59 #229D83 #2DD0AD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.40

#176B59 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#176B59 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #176B59

6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##176B59	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##176B59	1.00	6.40	3.28	6.40
#FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#676458

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C5C5A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C66

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #176b59;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 107, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.082 174.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#639687',
    500: '#176b59',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #176b59;
$custom-light: #639687;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#176b59",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 167.143,
    "s": 64.615,
    "l": 25.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47478,
    "c": 0.08233,
    "h": 174.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11419
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#176B59

secondary

#A13D52

accent

#4064E8

background

#F6F9F8

surface

#EBF2EF

border

#C6CCCA

text

#060D0B

muted

#7A7E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #176B59

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

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