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#176D8A

#176d8a ≈ Teal Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#176d8a is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 42.75% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.33% cyan, 21.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 195.13°, with 71.43% saturation and 31.57% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Teal Blue (#367588), ΔE 4.67.

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Relative luminance0.1295

Complementary

  1. #176d8a
  2. #8a3417

Split complementary

  1. #176d8a
  2. #8a1734
  3. #8a6e17

Analogous

  1. #178a6e
  2. #176d8a
  3. #17348a

Triadic

  1. #176d8a
  2. #8a176d
  3. #6d8a17

Tetradic

  1. #176d8a
  2. #34178a
  3. #8a3417
  4. #6d8a17

Square

  1. #176d8a
  2. #6e178a
  3. #8a3417
  4. #348a17

Monochromatic

  1. #030e11
  2. #0c3948
  3. #176d8a
  4. #22a1cc
  5. #57c0e3

Shades

#176d8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #176d8a
  2. #15627c
  3. #12576e
  4. #104c61
  5. #0e4153
  6. #0c3745
  7. #092c37
  8. #072129
  9. #05161c
  10. #020b0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#176d8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #176d8a
  2. #2e7c96
  3. #458aa1
  4. #5d99ad
  5. #74a7b9
  6. #8bb6c5
  7. #a2c5d0
  8. #b9d3dc
  9. #d1e2e8
  10. #e8f0f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#176d8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #176d8a
  2. #226f89
  3. #2c7188
  4. #377387
  5. #417586
  6. #4c7785
  7. #567884
  8. #617a83
  9. #6b7c82
  10. #767e81
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #506875 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d6b8b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4e608a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007577 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4b6c8b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3f668a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00727f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-176d8a {
  color: #176d8a;
}
Background
.bg-176d8a {
  background-color: #176d8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-176d8a {
  border: 2px solid #176d8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #176d8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 109 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 71% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-176d8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #176d8a, #17348a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-176d8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 109 138 / 0.35);
}

#367588 Teal Blue ΔE 4.67 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 4.80 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.53 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 9.39 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.49 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 10.88 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 10.92 #e89275 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Teal Blue
#176d8a  rgb(23, 109, 138)  hsl(195, 71%, 32%)  Teal Blue
#8a3417  rgb(138, 52, 23)  hsl(15, 71%, 32%)  Kobe
#8a176d  rgb(138, 23, 109)  hsl(315, 71%, 32%)  Byzantium
#6d8a17  rgb(109, 138, 23)  hsl(75, 71%, 32%)  Olive Drab