#176E7B#176E7B
#176E7B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.079 H 210.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #176E7B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(23, 110, 123) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 68%, 29%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 81%, 48%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(81.3%, 10.6%, 0%, 51.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.40, -19.68, -14.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.40, 24.32, 216.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.58% -0.0686 -0.0398) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.58% 0.079 210.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.5029, 12.7629, 20.6977) |
| Luminance | 0.1276 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Deep Aqua
#08787F
ΔE00 4.77
Petrol
#005F6A
ΔE00 5.28
Dark Aqua
#05696B
ΔE00 5.64
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 5.77
Deep Turquoise
#017374
ΔE00 6.14
Dark Aquamarine
#017371
ΔE00 7.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#176E7B #7B2417
analogous
#177B56 #176E7B #173C7B
triadic
#176E7B #7B176E #6E7B17
tetradic
#176E7B #56177B #7B2417 #3C7B17
square
#176E7B #56177B #7B2417 #3C7B17
split-complementary
#176E7B #7B173C #7B5617
monochromatic
#05171A #0D4047 #176E7B #219CAF #33C3D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.91
#176E7B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.55
#176E7B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #176E7B
5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##176E7B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##176E7B | 1.00 | 5.91 | 3.55 | 5.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#636A7C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#56607B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007472
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #176e7b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 110, 123); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.079 210.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6798a1',
500: '#176e7b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #176e7b; $custom-light: #6798a1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#176e7b",
"rgb": {
"r": 23,
"g": 110,
"b": 123
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.8,
"s": 68.493,
"l": 28.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49579,
"c": 0.0793,
"h": 210.2
},
"luminance": 0.12764
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#176E7B
secondary
#B04D3E
accent
#533CEB
background
#F6F9F9
surface
#EBF2F2
border
#C6CCCC
text
#070D0E
muted
#7A7E7E