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#176A7E

#176a7e ≈ Teal Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#176a7e is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 41.57% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.75% cyan, 15.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.59% black. Its hue angle is 191.65°, with 69.13% saturation and 29.22% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Teal Blue (#367588), ΔE 4.69.

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Relative luminance0.12

Complementary

  1. #176a7e
  2. #7e2b17

Split complementary

  1. #176a7e
  2. #7e1737
  3. #7e5f17

Analogous

  1. #177e5f
  2. #176a7e
  3. #17377e

Triadic

  1. #176a7e
  2. #7e176a
  3. #6a7e17

Tetradic

  1. #176a7e
  2. #2b177e
  3. #7e2b17
  4. #6a7e17

Square

  1. #176a7e
  2. #5f177e
  3. #7e2b17
  4. #377e17

Monochromatic

  1. #030f11
  2. #0b343d
  3. #176a7e
  4. #23a0bf
  5. #4fc3df

Shades

#176a7e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #176a7e
  2. #155f71
  3. #125565
  4. #104a58
  5. #0e404c
  6. #0c353f
  7. #092a32
  8. #072026
  9. #051519
  10. #020b0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#176a7e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #176a7e
  2. #2e798b
  3. #458898
  4. #5d97a5
  5. #74a6b2
  6. #8bb5bf
  7. #a2c3cb
  8. #b9d2d8
  9. #d1e1e5
  10. #e8f0f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#176a7e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #176a7e
  2. #226c7e
  3. #2c6e7e
  4. #37717f
  5. #41737f
  6. #4c757f
  7. #56777f
  8. #61797f
  9. #6b7c80
  10. #767e80
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e656e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d677f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #505d7e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007170 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4b687f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #40627e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006e76 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-176a7e {
  color: #176a7e;
}
Background
.bg-176a7e {
  background-color: #176a7e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-176a7e {
  border: 2px solid #176a7e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #176a7e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 106 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 69% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-176a7e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #176a7e, #17377e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-176a7e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 106 126 / 0.35);
}

#367588 Teal Blue ΔE 4.69 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 8.16 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 9.80 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 11.56 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 11.98 #008080 Teal ΔE 12.21 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 12.40 #e89581 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Teal Blue
#176a7e  rgb(23, 106, 126)  hsl(192, 69%, 29%)  Teal Blue
#7e2b17  rgb(126, 43, 23)  hsl(12, 69%, 29%)  Kobe
#7e176a  rgb(126, 23, 106)  hsl(312, 69%, 29%)  Byzantium
#6a7e17  rgb(106, 126, 23)  hsl(72, 69%, 29%)  Avocado