#176B69#176B69

#176B69 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.076 H 192.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#176B69
RGB	rgb(23, 107, 105)
HSL	hsl(179, 65%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(179, 79%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.5%, 0%, 1.9%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.76, -24.09, -5.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.76, 24.80, 193.69°)
OKLab	oklab(48.04% -0.0738 -0.0164)
OKLCH	oklch(48.04% 0.076 192.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.1597, 11.7165, 15.1933)
Luminance	0.1172 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#176B69 #6B1719

analogous

#176B3F #176B69 #17436B

triadic

#176B69 #69176B #6B6917

tetradic

#176B69 #3F176B #6B1719 #436B17

square

#176B69 #3F176B #6B1719 #436B17

split-complementary

#176B69 #6B1743 #6B3F17

monochromatic

#051919 #0C3938 #176B69 #229D9A #2DD0CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.28

#176B69 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#176B69 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #176B69

6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##176B69	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##176B69	1.00	6.28	3.34	6.28
#FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#646569

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#585C6A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #176b69;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 107, 105);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.076 192.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#659693',
    500: '#176b69',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #176b69;
$custom-light: #659693;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#176b69",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 105
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 178.571,
    "s": 64.615,
    "l": 25.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48036,
    "c": 0.07561,
    "h": 192.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11717
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#176B69

secondary

#A13D3F

accent

#4044E8

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF2F1

border

#C6CCCB

text

#060D0D

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #176B69

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →