#176B80#176B80
#176B80 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.082 H 219.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #176B80 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(23, 107, 128) |
| HSL | hsl(192, 70%, 30%) |
| HSV | hsv(192, 82%, 50%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(82%, 16.4%, 0%, 49.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.62, -16.27, -18.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.62, 24.65, 228.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.01% -0.0633 -0.0518) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.01% 0.082 219.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.5057, 12.2549, 22.2823) |
| Luminance | 0.1226 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 5.05
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 5.75
Petrol
#005F6A
ΔE00 6.22
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 7.73
Deep Aqua
#08787F
ΔE00 8.17
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 8.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#176B80 #802C17
analogous
#178061 #176B80 #173780
triadic
#176B80 #80176B #6B8017
tetradic
#176B80 #611780 #802C17 #378017
square
#176B80 #611780 #802C17 #378017
split-complementary
#176B80 #801737 #806117
monochromatic
#05161A #0E404C #176B80 #2096B4 #36BADB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.08
#176B80 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.45
#176B80 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #176B80
6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##176B80 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##176B80 | 1.00 | 6.08 | 3.45 | 6.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5E6881
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#505E80
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007272
Achromatopsia (no color)
#626262
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #176b80; /* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 107, 128); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.082 219.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6895a5',
500: '#176b80',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #176b80; $custom-light: #6895a5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#176b80",
"rgb": {
"r": 23,
"g": 107,
"b": 128
},
"hsl": {
"h": 192,
"s": 69.536,
"l": 29.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49012,
"c": 0.08177,
"h": 219.3
},
"luminance": 0.12256
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#176B80
secondary
#B4563E
accent
#5F3BEC
background
#F6F9FA
surface
#ECF1F4
border
#C7CBCE
text
#070D0F
muted
#7A7E7F