#176B86#176B86

#176B86 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.086 H 225.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#176B86
RGB	rgb(23, 107, 134)
HSL	hsl(195, 71%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(195, 83%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(82.8%, 20.1%, 0%, 47.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.87, -14.10, -21.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.87, 25.91, 237.04°)
OKLab	oklab(49.3% -0.0608 -0.061)
OKLCH	oklch(49.3% 0.086 225.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.9123, 12.4175, 24.4240)
Luminance	0.1242 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#176B86 #863217

analogous

#178669 #176B86 #173386

triadic

#176B86 #86176B #6B8617

tetradic

#176B86 #691786 #863217 #338617

square

#176B86 #691786 #863217 #338617

split-complementary

#176B86 #861733 #866917

monochromatic

#05181E #0E4152 #176B86 #2095BA #3AB6DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.03

#176B86 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#176B86 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #176B86

6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##176B86	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##176B86	1.00	6.03	3.48	6.03
#FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C6987

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E5E86

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007374

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #176b86;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 107, 134);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.086 225.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6995a9',
    500: '#176b86',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #176b86;
$custom-light: #6995a9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#176b86",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 134
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.595,
    "s": 70.701,
    "l": 30.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.493,
    "c": 0.08614,
    "h": 225.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12419
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#176B86

secondary

#BA5D3F

accent

#663AED

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF1F4

border

#C7CBCE

text

#070D10

muted

#7A7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #176B86

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

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