#176D6F#176D6F

#176D6F is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.077 H 197.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#176D6F
RGB	rgb(23, 109, 111)
HSL	hsl(181, 66%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(181, 79%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.3%, 1.8%, 0%, 56.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.64, -23.18, -8.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.64, 24.59, 199.49°)
OKLab	oklab(48.81% -0.0731 -0.0228)
OKLCH	oklch(48.81% 0.077 197.3)
XYZ	xyz(8.6899, 12.2661, 16.9454)
Luminance	0.1227 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#176D6F #6F1917

analogous

#176F45 #176D6F #17416F

triadic

#176D6F #6F176D #6D6F17

tetradic

#176D6F #45176F #6F1917 #416F17

square

#176D6F #45176F #6F1917 #416F17

split-complementary

#176D6F #6F1741 #6F4517

monochromatic

#051919 #0C3B3C #176D6F #229FA2 #2DD0D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.08

#176D6F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#176D6F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #176D6F

6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##176D6F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##176D6F	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)

#65676F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#585E6F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00716D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #176d6f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 109, 111);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.077 197.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#669798',
    500: '#176d6f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #176d6f;
$custom-light: #669798;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#176d6f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 111
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.364,
    "s": 65.672,
    "l": 26.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48813,
    "c": 0.07655,
    "h": 197.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12267
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#176D6F

secondary

#A53F3D

accent

#433FE9

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF2F2

border

#C6CCCC

text

#070D0D

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #176D6F

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

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