#179BA0#179BA0

#179BA0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.262; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.103 H 199.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#179BA0
RGB	rgb(23, 155, 160)
HSL	hsl(182, 75%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(182, 86%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(85.6%, 3.1%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.19, -30.45, -12.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.19, 32.75, 201.62°)
OKLab	oklab(62.8% -0.0972 -0.0336)
OKLCH	oklch(62.8% 0.103 199.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.4169, 26.1605, 37.3297)
Luminance	0.2616 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#179BA0 #A01C17

analogous

#17A060 #179BA0 #1756A0

triadic

#179BA0 #A0179B #9BA017

tetradic

#179BA0 #6017A0 #A01C17 #56A017

square

#179BA0 #6017A0 #A01C17 #56A017

split-complementary

#179BA0 #A01756 #A06017

monochromatic

#083335 #0F676A #179BA0 #1FCFD6 #4CE0E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.37

#179BA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.23

#179BA0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #179BA0

6.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##179BA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##179BA0	1.00	3.37	6.23	6.23
#FFFFFF	3.37	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.23	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.23	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8F93A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D86A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A19C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8C8C8C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #179ba0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 155, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.103 199.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72b9bc',
    500: '#179ba0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #179ba0;
$custom-light: #72b9bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#179ba0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 155,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182.19,
    "s": 74.863,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62804,
    "c": 0.10282,
    "h": 199.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.26163
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#179BA0

secondary

#C7504C

accent

#3D36F1

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#0A1112

muted

#7C8081

Preview Lab

Preview with #179BA0

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

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