#176B6B#176B6B

#176B6B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.075 H 194.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#176B6B
RGB	rgb(23, 107, 107)
HSL	hsl(180, 65%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(180, 79%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.5%, 0%, 0%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.83, -23.45, -6.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.83, 24.47, 196.59°)
OKLab	oklab(48.11% -0.0728 -0.0194)
OKLCH	oklch(48.11% 0.075 194.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.2637, 11.7581, 15.7411)
Luminance	0.1176 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#176B6B #6B1717

analogous

#176B41 #176B6B #17416B

triadic

#176B6B #6B176B #6B6B17

tetradic

#176B6B #41176B #6B1717 #416B17

square

#176B6B #41176B #6B1717 #416B17

split-complementary

#176B6B #6B1741 #6B4117

monochromatic

#051919 #0C3939 #176B6B #229D9D #2DD0D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.27

#176B6B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#176B6B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #176B6B

6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##176B6B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##176B6B	1.00	6.27	3.35	6.27
#FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#63656B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#575D6C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #176b6b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 107, 107);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.075 194.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#659695',
    500: '#176b6b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #176b6b;
$custom-light: #659695;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#176b6b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 107
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 64.615,
    "l": 25.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48112,
    "c": 0.07539,
    "h": 194.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11759
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#176B6B

secondary

#A13D3D

accent

#4040E8

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF2F1

border

#C6CCCB

text

#060D0D

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #176B6B

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

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