#176B6D#176B6D

#176B6D is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.075 H 197.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#176B6D
RGB	rgb(23, 107, 109)
HSL	hsl(181, 65%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(181, 79%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.9%, 1.8%, 0%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.90, -22.80, -8.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.90, 24.19, 199.56°)
OKLab	oklab(48.19% -0.0719 -0.0225)
OKLCH	oklch(48.19% 0.075 197.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.3701, 11.8007, 16.3016)
Luminance	0.1180 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#176B6D #6D1917

analogous

#176D44 #176B6D #17406D

triadic

#176B6D #6D176B #6B6D17

tetradic

#176B6D #44176D #6D1917 #406D17

square

#176B6D #44176D #6D1917 #406D17

split-complementary

#176B6D #6D1740 #6D4417

monochromatic

#051919 #0C393A #176B6D #229DA0 #2CCED2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.25

#176B6D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#176B6D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #176B6D

6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##176B6D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##176B6D	1.00	6.25	3.36	6.25
#FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#63666D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#575D6D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #176b6d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 107, 109);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.075 197.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#659596',
    500: '#176b6d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #176b6d;
$custom-light: #659596;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#176b6d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 109
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.395,
    "s": 65.152,
    "l": 25.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48191,
    "c": 0.07531,
    "h": 197.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11802
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#176B6D

secondary

#A33F3D

accent

#4440E8

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF2F2

border

#C6CCCC

text

#060D0D

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #176B6D

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

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