#179CA0#179CA0

#179CA0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.265; OKLCH L 63.1% C 0.103 H 198.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#179CA0
RGB	rgb(23, 156, 160)
HSL	hsl(182, 75%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(182, 86%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(85.6%, 2.5%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.50, -30.93, -11.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.50, 33.03, 200.55°)
OKLab	oklab(63.06% -0.0982 -0.0323)
OKLCH	oklch(63.06% 0.103 198.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.5840, 26.4948, 37.3854)
Luminance	0.2650 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#179CA0 #A01B17

analogous

#17A05F #179CA0 #1757A0

triadic

#179CA0 #A0179C #9CA017

tetradic

#179CA0 #5F17A0 #A01B17 #57A017

square

#179CA0 #5F17A0 #A01B17 #57A017

split-complementary

#179CA0 #A01757 #A05F17

monochromatic

#083435 #0F686A #179CA0 #1FD0D6 #4CE1E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.33

#179CA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.30

#179CA0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #179CA0

6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##179CA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##179CA0	1.00	3.33	6.30	6.30
#FFFFFF	3.33	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.30	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.30	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9094A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E87A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A29D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8D8D8D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #179ca0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 156, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.1% 0.103 198.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73b9bc',
    500: '#179ca0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #179ca0;
$custom-light: #73b9bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#179ca0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.752,
    "s": 74.863,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63059,
    "c": 0.10333,
    "h": 198.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.26497
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#179CA0

secondary

#C74F4C

accent

#3C36F1

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#0A1112

muted

#7C8081

Preview Lab

Preview with #179CA0

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

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