#176F4D

Closest named color: Dark Green Blue (#1F6357). oklch(48.3% 0.097 161.9), rgb(23, 111, 77).

White text reads best on this color (6.14:1).

About this color

#176F4D is a medium-dark, moderately saturated green. In OKLCH its lightness is 48%, its chroma 0.097 and its hue 162°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Green Blue (#1F6357), ΔE 0.047 away. White text reads best on it, at 6.14:1.

Hue family	Greens
Lightness	medium-dark (48%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.097)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Dark Green Blue (#1F6357)
Black text	3.41:1
White text	6.14:1

Values

HEX	#176F4D
RGB	rgb(23, 111, 77)
HSL	hsl(157, 66%, 26%)
OKLCH	oklch(48.3% 0.097 161.9)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #176F4D	6.14:1	AA	Lc -85.5	Fine for body text
Black text on #176F4D	3.41:1	AA large text	Lc 23.8	Dividers and decoration only
#176F4D text on white	6.14:1	AA	Lc 80.3	Fine for body text
#176F4D text on black	3.41:1	AA large text	Lc -21.6	Dividers and decoration only

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 700.

Step 50
50

#F2F7F4

oklch(97.2% 0.007 160.1)
Step 100
100

#E2EDE7

oklch(93.6% 0.014 162.5)
Step 200
200

#CBDFD4

oklch(88.6% 0.026 161.9)
Step 300
300

#A6CBB7

oklch(81% 0.048 161.5)
Step 400
400

#75B092

oklch(70.8% 0.076 161.5)
Step 500
500

#4D9C77

oklch(63.2% 0.097 161.5)
Step 600
600

#2A8660

oklch(55.6% 0.105 161.9)
Step 700
700 (this color)

#176F4D

oklch(48.3% 0.097 161.9)
Step 800
800

#1A5C41

oklch(42.6% 0.08 162.1)
Step 900
900

#1D4C37

oklch(37.7% 0.063 161.7)
Step 950
950

#122C20

oklch(26.8% 0.04 162.1)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#176F4D with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#6D664B	0.093
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#625E4F	0.091
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#006F66	0.039
Achromatopsia (no color)	#626262	0.098