#176B8E#176B8E
#176B8E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.093 H 231.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #176B8E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(23, 107, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(198, 72%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(198, 84%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(83.8%, 24.6%, 0%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.23, -11.14, -25.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.23, 28.27, 246.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.7% -0.0577 -0.0733) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.7% 0.093 231.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.4915, 12.6492, 27.4745) |
| Luminance | 0.1265 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 2.87
Peacock Blue
#016795
ΔE00 3.46
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 3.69
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 4.01
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 6.09
Muted Blue
#3B719F
ΔE00 6.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#176B8E #8E3A17
analogous
#178E75 #176B8E #17308E
triadic
#176B8E #8E176B #6B8E17
tetradic
#176B8E #75178E #8E3A17 #308E17
square
#176B8E #75178E #8E3A17 #308E17
split-complementary
#176B8E #8E1730 #8E7517
monochromatic
#061C25 #0E4359 #176B8E #2093C3 #3FB1E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.95
#176B8E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.53
#176B8E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #176B8E
5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##176B8E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##176B8E | 1.00 | 5.95 | 3.53 | 5.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#596A90
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4A5F8D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007477
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #176b8e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 107, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.093 231.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6a95af',
500: '#176b8e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #176b8e; $custom-light: #6a95af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#176b8e",
"rgb": {
"r": 23,
"g": 107,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 197.647,
"s": 72.121,
"l": 32.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49704,
"c": 0.09324,
"h": 231.8
},
"luminance": 0.12651
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#176B8E
secondary
#C06640
accent
#6E39EF
background
#F6F9FA
surface
#ECF1F4
border
#C7CBCE
text
#080D10
muted
#7A7E7F