#176FA0#176FA0
#176FA0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.109 H 239.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #176FA0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(23, 111, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(201, 75%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(201, 86%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(85.6%, 30.6%, 0%, 37.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.36, -6.71, -33.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.36, 34.02, 258.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.68% -0.0551 -0.0946) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.68% 0.109 239.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.3804, 14.0875, 35.3175) |
| Luminance | 0.1409 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 2.61
Peacock Blue
#016795
ΔE00 3.11
Muted Blue
#3B719F
ΔE00 3.56
Nice Blue
#107AB0
ΔE00 4.18
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 4.33
Flat Blue
#3C73A8
ΔE00 4.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#176FA0 #A04817
analogous
#17A08C #176FA0 #172AA0
triadic
#176FA0 #A0176F #6FA017
tetradic
#176FA0 #8C17A0 #A04817 #2AA017
square
#176FA0 #8C17A0 #A04817 #2AA017
split-complementary
#176FA0 #A0172A #A08C17
monochromatic
#082535 #0F4A6A #176FA0 #1F94D6 #4CAFE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.50
#176FA0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.82
#176FA0 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #176FA0
5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##176FA0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##176FA0 | 1.00 | 5.50 | 3.82 | 5.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5870A2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#45639F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007B80
Achromatopsia (no color)
#696969
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #176fa0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 111, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.109 239.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6e98bc',
500: '#176fa0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #176fa0; $custom-light: #6e98bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#176fa0",
"rgb": {
"r": 23,
"g": 111,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 201.46,
"s": 74.863,
"l": 35.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51683,
"c": 0.10949,
"h": 239.8
},
"luminance": 0.14089
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#176FA0
secondary
#C7784C
accent
#7936F1
background
#F7F9FB
surface
#EDF2F6
border
#C8CCD0
text
#080D12
muted
#7B7E81