#176C78#176C78

#176C78 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.078 H 209.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#176C78
RGB	rgb(23, 108, 120)
HSL	hsl(187, 68%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(187, 81%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.8%, 10%, 0%, 52.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.63, -19.63, -13.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.63, 23.92, 214.85°)
OKLab	oklab(48.92% -0.0678 -0.0381)
OKLCH	oklch(48.92% 0.078 209.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.1046, 12.2622, 19.6527)
Luminance	0.1226 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#176C78 #782317

analogous

#177853 #176C78 #173B78

triadic

#176C78 #78176C #6C7817

tetradic

#176C78 #531778 #782317 #3B7817

square

#176C78 #531778 #782317 #3B7817

split-complementary

#176C78 #78173B #785317

monochromatic

#05171A #0D3E45 #176C78 #219AAB #32C3D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.08

#176C78 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#176C78 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #176C78

6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##176C78	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##176C78	1.00	6.08	3.45	6.08
#FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#616879

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#545E78

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007170

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #176c78;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 108, 120);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.078 209.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#67969f',
    500: '#176c78',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #176c78;
$custom-light: #67969f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#176c78",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 120
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.423,
    "s": 67.832,
    "l": 28.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48916,
    "c": 0.07776,
    "h": 209.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12263
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#176C78

secondary

#AD4B3E

accent

#533DEB

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF2F2

border

#C6CCCC

text

#070D0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #176C78

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

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