#179DB4#179DB4

#179DB4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.276; OKLCH L 64.1% C 0.108 H 213.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#179DB4
RGB	rgb(23, 157, 180)
HSL	hsl(189, 77%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(189, 87%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(87.2%, 12.8%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.52, -24.94, -21.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.52, 32.85, 220.62°)
OKLab	oklab(64.11% -0.0905 -0.0598)
OKLCH	oklch(64.11% 0.108 213.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.6449, 27.5887, 47.4082)
Luminance	0.2759 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#179DB4 #B42E17

analogous

#17B47D #179DB4 #174EB4

triadic

#179DB4 #B4179D #9DB417

tetradic

#179DB4 #7D17B4 #B42E17 #4EB417

square

#179DB4 #7D17B4 #B42E17 #4EB417

split-complementary

#179DB4 #B4174E #B47D17

monochromatic

#093E47 #106E7E #179DB4 #25C7E3 #5BD5EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.22

#179DB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.52

#179DB4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #179DB4

6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##179DB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##179DB4	1.00	3.22	6.52	6.52
#FFFFFF	3.22	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.52	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.52	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8C97B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7889B4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A6A4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8F8F8F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #179db4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 157, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.1% 0.108 213.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#75baca',
    500: '#179db4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #179db4;
$custom-light: #75baca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#179db4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.79,
    "s": 77.34,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64111,
    "c": 0.10843,
    "h": 213.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.27591
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#179DB4

secondary

#CE6A59

accent

#5034F4

background

#F7FBFC

surface

#EEF6F8

border

#C9D0D1

text

#0A1113

muted

#7C8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #179DB4

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

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