#176C7D#176C7D

#176C7D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.080 H 214.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#176C7D
RGB	rgb(23, 108, 125)
HSL	hsl(190, 69%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(190, 82%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.6%, 13.6%, 0%, 51%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.82, -17.89, -16.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.82, 24.26, 222.50°)
OKLab	oklab(49.14% -0.0656 -0.0458)
OKLCH	oklch(49.14% 0.08 214.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.4160, 12.3868, 21.2927)
Luminance	0.1239 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#176C7D #7D2817

analogous

#177D5B #176C7D #17397D

triadic

#176C7D #7D176C #6C7D17

tetradic

#176C7D #5B177D #7D2817 #397D17

square

#176C7D #5B177D #7D2817 #397D17

split-complementary

#176C7D #7D1739 #7D5B17

monochromatic

#05161A #0D3F49 #176C7D #2199B1 #35BEDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.04

#176C7D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#176C7D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #176C7D

6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##176C7D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##176C7D	1.00	6.04	3.48	6.04
#FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#60687E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#535E7D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007271

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #176c7d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 108, 125);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.080 214.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6796a2',
    500: '#176c7d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #176c7d;
$custom-light: #6796a2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#176c7d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 125
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 190,
    "s": 68.919,
    "l": 29.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49138,
    "c": 0.07998,
    "h": 214.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12388
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#176C7D

secondary

#B2513E

accent

#593CEC

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#EBF2F3

border

#C6CCCD

text

#070D0F

muted

#7A7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #176C7D

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

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