#176F6D#176F6D

#176F6D is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.078 H 192.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#176F6D
RGB	rgb(23, 111, 109)
HSL	hsl(179, 66%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(179, 79%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.3%, 0%, 1.8%, 56.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.24, -24.85, -6.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.24, 25.59, 193.78°)
OKLab	oklab(49.28% -0.0762 -0.017)
OKLCH	oklch(49.28% 0.078 192.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.7968, 12.6541, 16.4439)
Luminance	0.1265 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#176F6D #6F1719

analogous

#176F41 #176F6D #17456F

triadic

#176F6D #6D176F #6F6D17

tetradic

#176F6D #41176F #6F1719 #456F17

square

#176F6D #41176F #6F1719 #456F17

split-complementary

#176F6D #6F1745 #6F4117

monochromatic

#051919 #0C3C3B #176F6D #22A29F #2DD3D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.95

#176F6D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#176F6D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #176F6D

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##176F6D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##176F6D	1.00	5.95	3.53	5.95
#FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#68696D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B606E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00736E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #176f6d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 111, 109);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.078 192.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#669996',
    500: '#176f6d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #176f6d;
$custom-light: #669996;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#176f6d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 109
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 178.636,
    "s": 65.672,
    "l": 26.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49279,
    "c": 0.07806,
    "h": 192.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12655
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#176F6D

secondary

#A53D3F

accent

#3F43E9

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF2F2

border

#C6CCCC

text

#070E0D

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #176F6D

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

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