#176B94#176B94

#176B94 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.099 H 236.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#176B94
RGB	rgb(23, 107, 148)
HSL	hsl(200, 73%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(200, 84%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(84.5%, 27.7%, 0%, 42%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.51, -8.89, -29.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.51, 30.45, 253.04°)
OKLab	oklab(50.02% -0.0555 -0.0824)
OKLCH	oklch(50.02% 0.099 236)
XYZ	xyz(10.9542, 12.8343, 29.9112)
Luminance	0.1284 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#176B94 #944017

analogous

#17947E #176B94 #172C94

triadic

#176B94 #94176B #6B9417

tetradic

#176B94 #7E1794 #944017 #2C9417

square

#176B94 #7E1794 #944017 #2C9417

split-complementary

#176B94 #94172C #947E17

monochromatic

#071E2A #0F455F #176B94 #1F91C9 #44AEE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#176B94 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#176B94 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #176B94

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##176B94	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##176B94	1.00	5.89	3.57	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#576B96

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#475F93

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007679

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #176b94;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 107, 148);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.099 236.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b95b3',
    500: '#176b94',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #176b94;
$custom-light: #6b95b3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#176b94",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 148
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.68,
    "s": 73.099,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50022,
    "c": 0.09932,
    "h": 236
  },
  "luminance": 0.12836
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#176B94

secondary

#C36E44

accent

#7438F0

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF1F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080D11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #176B94

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

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