#176D78#176D78

#176D78 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.078 H 208.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#176D78
RGB	rgb(23, 109, 120)
HSL	hsl(187, 68%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(187, 81%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(80.8%, 9.2%, 0%, 52.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.96, -20.17, -13.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.96, 24.08, 213.13°)
OKLab	oklab(49.18% -0.0689 -0.0366)
OKLCH	oklch(49.18% 0.078 208)
XYZ	xyz(9.2107, 12.4744, 19.6880)
Luminance	0.1248 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#176D78 #782217

analogous

#177852 #176D78 #173C78

triadic

#176D78 #78176D #6D7817

tetradic

#176D78 #521778 #782217 #3C7817

square

#176D78 #521778 #782217 #3C7817

split-complementary

#176D78 #78173C #785217

monochromatic

#05171A #0D3E45 #176D78 #219CAB #32C5D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.01

#176D78 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.50

#176D78 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #176D78

6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##176D78	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##176D78	1.00	6.01	3.50	6.01
#FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#636979

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#555F78

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007270

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #176d78;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 109, 120);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.078 208.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#67979f',
    500: '#176d78',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #176d78;
$custom-light: #67979f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#176d78",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 120
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 186.804,
    "s": 67.832,
    "l": 28.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49183,
    "c": 0.078,
    "h": 208
  },
  "luminance": 0.12476
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#176D78

secondary

#AD4A3E

accent

#513DEB

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF2F2

border

#C6CCCC

text

#070D0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #176D78

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

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