#176C72#176C72

#176C72 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.076 H 202.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#176C72
RGB	rgb(23, 108, 114)
HSL	hsl(184, 66%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(184, 80%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.8%, 5.3%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.41, -21.67, -10.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.41, 24.02, 205.57°)
OKLab	oklab(48.66% -0.0706 -0.0288)
OKLCH	oklch(48.66% 0.076 202.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.7518, 12.1211, 17.7947)
Luminance	0.1212 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#176C72 #721D17

analogous

#17724B #176C72 #173F72

triadic

#176C72 #72176C #6C7217

tetradic

#176C72 #4B1772 #721D17 #3F7217

square

#176C72 #4B1772 #721D17 #3F7217

split-complementary

#176C72 #72173F #724B17

monochromatic

#051819 #0D3C3F #176C72 #219CA5 #2ECAD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.13

#176C72 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#176C72 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #176C72

6.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##176C72	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##176C72	1.00	6.13	3.42	6.13
#FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#636772

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#565E72

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00716E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #176c72;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 108, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.076 202.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#66969a',
    500: '#176c72',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #176c72;
$custom-light: #66969a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#176c72",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 183.956,
    "s": 66.423,
    "l": 26.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48663,
    "c": 0.07622,
    "h": 202.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12122
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#176C72

secondary

#A8443D

accent

#4A3EE9

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF2F2

border

#C6CCCC

text

#070D0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #176C72

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

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