#176F81#176F81
#176F81 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.082 H 215.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #176F81 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(23, 111, 129) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 70%, 30%) |
| HSV | hsv(190, 82%, 51%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(82.2%, 14%, 0%, 49.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.97, -18.13, -17.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.97, 24.89, 223.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.11% -0.0669 -0.0476) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.11% 0.082 215.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.9985, 13.1348, 22.7729) |
| Luminance | 0.1314 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 4.51
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 5.63
Deep Aqua
#08787F
ΔE00 6.22
Petrol
#005F6A
ΔE00 6.37
Dark Aqua
#05696B
ΔE00 7.80
Deep Turquoise
#017374
ΔE00 8.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#176F81 #812917
analogous
#17815E #176F81 #173A81
triadic
#176F81 #81176F #6F8117
tetradic
#176F81 #5E1781 #812917 #3A8117
square
#176F81 #5E1781 #812917 #3A8117
split-complementary
#176F81 #81173A #815E17
monochromatic
#05161A #0E424D #176F81 #209CB5 #37BFDB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.79
#176F81 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.63
#176F81 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #176F81
5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##176F81 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##176F81 | 1.00 | 5.79 | 3.63 | 5.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#636B82
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#556181
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007675
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #176f81; /* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 111, 129); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.082 215.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6898a5',
500: '#176f81',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #176f81; $custom-light: #6898a5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#176f81",
"rgb": {
"r": 23,
"g": 111,
"b": 129
},
"hsl": {
"h": 190.189,
"s": 69.737,
"l": 29.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5011,
"c": 0.08216,
"h": 215.4
},
"luminance": 0.13136
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#176F81
secondary
#B5533E
accent
#593BED
background
#F6F9FA
surface
#ECF2F4
border
#C7CCCE
text
#070D0F
muted
#7A7E7F