#176EA0#176EA0

#176EA0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.110 H 240.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#176EA0
RGB	rgb(23, 110, 160)
HSL	hsl(202, 75%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(202, 86%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(85.6%, 31.2%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.05, -6.11, -33.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.05, 34.39, 259.77°)
OKLab	oklab(51.44% -0.0542 -0.096)
OKLCH	oklch(51.44% 0.11 240.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.2719, 13.8705, 35.2814)
Luminance	0.1387 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#176EA0 #A04917

analogous

#17A08D #176EA0 #1729A0

triadic

#176EA0 #A0176E #6EA017

tetradic

#176EA0 #8D17A0 #A04917 #29A017

square

#176EA0 #8D17A0 #A04917 #29A017

split-complementary

#176EA0 #A01729 #A08D17

monochromatic

#082435 #0F496A #176EA0 #1F93D6 #4CADE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.56

#176EA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.77

#176EA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #176EA0

5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##176EA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##176EA0	1.00	5.56	3.77	5.56
#FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#566FA2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#44639F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #176ea0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 110, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.110 240.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e97bc',
    500: '#176ea0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #176ea0;
$custom-light: #6e97bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#176ea0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.898,
    "s": 74.863,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51436,
    "c": 0.11029,
    "h": 240.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13872
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#176EA0

secondary

#C7794C

accent

#7B36F1

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#080D12

muted

#7B7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #176EA0

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →