#176CA0#176CA0

#176CA0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.112 H 242.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#176CA0
RGB	rgb(23, 108, 160)
HSL	hsl(203, 75%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(203, 86%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(85.6%, 32.5%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.42, -4.90, -34.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.42, 35.16, 261.99°)
OKLab	oklab(50.94% -0.0524 -0.0989)
OKLCH	oklch(50.94% 0.112 242.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.0586, 13.4438, 35.2103)
Luminance	0.1344 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#176CA0 #A04B17

analogous

#17A08F #176CA0 #1727A0

triadic

#176CA0 #A0176C #6CA017

tetradic

#176CA0 #8F17A0 #A04B17 #27A017

square

#176CA0 #8F17A0 #A04B17 #27A017

split-complementary

#176CA0 #A01727 #A08F17

monochromatic

#082435 #0F486A #176CA0 #1F90D6 #4CABE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.69

#176CA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#176CA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #176CA0

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##176CA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##176CA0	1.00	5.69	3.69	5.69
#FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#536DA2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#41619F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00797F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #176ca0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 108, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.112 242.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e95bc',
    500: '#176ca0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #176ca0;
$custom-light: #6e95bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#176ca0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 202.774,
    "s": 74.863,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50943,
    "c": 0.11196,
    "h": 242.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13445
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#176CA0

secondary

#C77B4C

accent

#7D36F1

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF1F6

border

#C8CBD0

text

#080D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #176CA0

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

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