#176C74#176C74

#176C74 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.077 H 204.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#176C74
RGB	rgb(23, 108, 116)
HSL	hsl(185, 67%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(185, 80%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.2%, 6.9%, 0%, 54.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.48, -20.99, -11.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.48, 23.92, 208.65°)
OKLab	oklab(48.75% -0.0696 -0.0319)
OKLCH	oklch(48.75% 0.077 204.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.8669, 12.1671, 18.4008)
Luminance	0.1217 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#176C74 #741F17

analogous

#17744D #176C74 #173E74

triadic

#176C74 #74176C #6C7417

tetradic

#176C74 #4D1774 #741F17 #3E7417

square

#176C74 #4D1774 #741F17 #3E7417

split-complementary

#176C74 #74173E #744D17

monochromatic

#05181A #0D3C41 #176C74 #219CA7 #30C8D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#176C74 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#176C74 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #176C74

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##176C74	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##176C74	1.00	6.12	3.43	6.12
#FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#626775

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#565E74

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00716E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #176c74;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 108, 116);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.077 204.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#66969c',
    500: '#176c74',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #176c74;
$custom-light: #66969c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#176c74",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 116
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.161,
    "s": 66.906,
    "l": 27.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48746,
    "c": 0.07659,
    "h": 204.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12168
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#176C74

secondary

#A9473D

accent

#4D3EEA

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF2F2

border

#C6CCCC

text

#070D0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #176C74

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

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