#176C69#176C69

#176C69 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.076 H 191.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#176C69
RGB	rgb(23, 108, 105)
HSL	hsl(178, 65%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(178, 79%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.7%, 0%, 2.8%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.10, -24.60, -5.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.10, 25.18, 192.31°)
OKLab	oklab(48.31% -0.0749 -0.015)
OKLCH	oklch(48.31% 0.076 191.3)
XYZ	xyz(8.2645, 11.9262, 15.2283)
Luminance	0.1193 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#176C69 #6C171A

analogous

#176C3E #176C69 #17446C

triadic

#176C69 #69176C #6C6917

tetradic

#176C69 #3E176C #6C171A #446C17

square

#176C69 #3E176C #6C171A #446C17

split-complementary

#176C69 #6C1744 #6C3E17

monochromatic

#051919 #0C3A38 #176C69 #229E9A #2CD1CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.20

#176C69 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.39

#176C69 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #176C69

6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##176C69	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##176C69	1.00	6.20	3.39	6.20
#FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#656669

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#595D6A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #176c69;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 108, 105);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.076 191.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#659693',
    500: '#176c69',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #176c69;
$custom-light: #659693;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#176c69",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 105
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 177.882,
    "s": 64.885,
    "l": 25.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48309,
    "c": 0.0764,
    "h": 191.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11927
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#176C69

secondary

#A23D40

accent

#4046E8

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF2F1

border

#C6CCCB

text

#060D0D

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #176C69

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

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