#176D6E#176D6E

#176D6E is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.077 H 196.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#176D6E
RGB	rgb(23, 109, 110)
HSL	hsl(181, 65%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(181, 79%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.1%, 0.9%, 0%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.60, -23.51, -7.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.60, 24.72, 198.03°)
OKLab	oklab(48.77% -0.0735 -0.0213)
OKLCH	oklch(48.77% 0.077 196.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.6352, 12.2442, 16.6571)
Luminance	0.1225 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#176D6E #6E1817

analogous

#176E43 #176D6E #17416E

triadic

#176D6E #6E176D #6D6E17

tetradic

#176D6E #43176E #6E1817 #416E17

square

#176D6E #43176E #6E1817 #416E17

split-complementary

#176D6E #6E1741 #6E4317

monochromatic

#051919 #0C3B3B #176D6E #229FA1 #2CD1D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09

#176D6E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#176D6E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #176D6E

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##176D6E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##176D6E	1.00	6.09	3.45	6.09
#FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#65676E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#595E6F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00716D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #176d6e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 109, 110);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.077 196.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#659797',
    500: '#176d6e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #176d6e;
$custom-light: #659797;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#176d6e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 110
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180.69,
    "s": 65.414,
    "l": 26.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48774,
    "c": 0.07657,
    "h": 196.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12245
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#176D6E

secondary

#A43E3D

accent

#413FE8

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF2F2

border

#C6CCCC

text

#070D0D

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #176D6E

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

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