#176D5E#176D5E

#176D5E is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.082 H 177.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#176D5E
RGB	rgb(23, 109, 94)
HSL	hsl(170, 65%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(170, 79%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.9%, 0%, 13.8%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.10, -28.45, 1.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.10, 28.48, 177.37°)
OKLab	oklab(48.2% -0.0816 0.003)
OKLCH	oklch(48.2% 0.082 177.9)
XYZ	xyz(7.8414, 11.9266, 12.4763)
Luminance	0.1193 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#176D5E #6D1726

analogous

#176D33 #176D5E #17516D

triadic

#176D5E #5E176D #6D5E17

tetradic

#176D5E #33176D #6D1726 #516D17

square

#176D5E #33176D #6D1726 #516D17

split-complementary

#176D5E #6D1751 #6D3317

monochromatic

#051916 #0C3A32 #176D5E #22A08A #2CD2B5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.20

#176D5E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.39

#176D5E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #176D5E

6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##176D5E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##176D5E	1.00	6.20	3.39	6.20
#FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#68665D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D5D5F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #176d5e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 109, 94);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.082 177.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#64978b',
    500: '#176d5e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #176d5e;
$custom-light: #64978b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#176d5e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 94
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 169.535,
    "s": 65.152,
    "l": 25.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48198,
    "c": 0.08162,
    "h": 177.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11928
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#176D5E

secondary

#A33D4F

accent

#405DE8

background

#F6F9F8

surface

#EBF2F0

border

#C6CCCB

text

#060D0C

muted

#7A7E7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #176D5E

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →