#176B78#176B78

#176B78 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.078 H 210.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#176B78
RGB	rgb(23, 107, 120)
HSL	hsl(188, 68%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(188, 81%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.8%, 10.8%, 0%, 52.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.30, -19.09, -14.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.30, 23.77, 216.59°)
OKLab	oklab(48.65% -0.0667 -0.0395)
OKLCH	oklch(48.65% 0.078 210.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.9997, 12.0525, 19.6177)
Luminance	0.1205 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#176B78 #782417

analogous

#177854 #176B78 #173A78

triadic

#176B78 #78176B #6B7817

tetradic

#176B78 #541778 #782417 #3A7817

square

#176B78 #541778 #782417 #3A7817

split-complementary

#176B78 #78173A #785417

monochromatic

#05171A #0D3D45 #176B78 #2199AB #32C1D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.16

#176B78 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#176B78 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #176B78

6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##176B78	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##176B78	1.00	6.16	3.41	6.16
#FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#606779

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#535D78

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00716F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #176b78;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 107, 120);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.078 210.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#66959f',
    500: '#176b78',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #176b78;
$custom-light: #66959f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#176b78",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 120
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.041,
    "s": 67.832,
    "l": 28.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48649,
    "c": 0.07755,
    "h": 210.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12054
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#176B78

secondary

#AD4D3E

accent

#543DEB

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF1F2

border

#C6CBCC

text

#070D0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #176B78

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

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