#176B6C#176B6C

#176B6C is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.075 H 196.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#176B6C
RGB	rgb(23, 107, 108)
HSL	hsl(181, 65%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(181, 79%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.7%, 0.9%, 0%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.86, -23.12, -7.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.86, 24.32, 198.07°)
OKLab	oklab(48.15% -0.0723 -0.021)
OKLCH	oklch(48.15% 0.075 196.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.3166, 11.7792, 16.0198)
Luminance	0.1178 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#176B6C #6C1817

analogous

#176C42 #176B6C #17406C

triadic

#176B6C #6C176B #6B6C17

tetradic

#176B6C #42176C #6C1817 #406C17

square

#176B6C #42176C #6C1817 #406C17

split-complementary

#176B6C #6C1740 #6C4217

monochromatic

#051919 #0C393A #176B6C #229D9E #2CCFD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.26

#176B6C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#176B6C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #176B6C

6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##176B6C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##176B6C	1.00	6.26	3.36	6.26
#FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#63656C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#575D6D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #176b6c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 107, 108);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.075 196.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#659596',
    500: '#176b6c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #176b6c;
$custom-light: #659596;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#176b6c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 108
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180.706,
    "s": 64.885,
    "l": 25.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48151,
    "c": 0.07533,
    "h": 196.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1178
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#176B6C

secondary

#A23E3D

accent

#4240E8

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF2F1

border

#C6CCCB

text

#060D0D

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #176B6C

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

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