#176B7F#176B7F
#176B7F is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.081 H 218.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #176B7F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(23, 107, 127) |
| HSL | hsl(192, 69%, 29%) |
| HSV | hsv(192, 82%, 50%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(81.9%, 15.7%, 0%, 50.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.58, -16.62, -17.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.58, 24.49, 227.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.97% -0.0637 -0.0503) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.97% 0.081 218.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.4402, 12.2287, 21.9374) |
| Luminance | 0.1223 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 5.38
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 5.75
Petrol
#005F6A
ΔE00 5.91
Deep Aqua
#08787F
ΔE00 7.83
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 8.14
Dark Aqua
#05696B
ΔE00 8.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#176B7F #7F2B17
analogous
#177F5F #176B7F #17377F
triadic
#176B7F #7F176B #6B7F17
tetradic
#176B7F #5F177F #7F2B17 #377F17
square
#176B7F #5F177F #7F2B17 #377F17
split-complementary
#176B7F #7F1737 #7F5F17
monochromatic
#05161A #0E3F4B #176B7F #2097B3 #36BBDB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.09
#176B7F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.45
#176B7F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #176B7F
6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##176B7F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##176B7F | 1.00 | 6.09 | 3.45 | 6.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5E6880
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#515E7F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007271
Achromatopsia (no color)
#626262
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #176b7f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 107, 127); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.081 218.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6895a4',
500: '#176b7f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #176b7f; $custom-light: #6895a4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#176b7f",
"rgb": {
"r": 23,
"g": 107,
"b": 127
},
"hsl": {
"h": 191.538,
"s": 69.333,
"l": 29.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48965,
"c": 0.08114,
"h": 218.3
},
"luminance": 0.1223
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#176B7F
secondary
#B4553E
accent
#5E3CEC
background
#F6F9FA
surface
#EBF1F4
border
#C6CBCE
text
#070D0F
muted
#7A7E7F