#176d80 Color Information

#176d80 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #176d80. In RGB, it consists of 9.0% Red, 42.7% Green, and 50.2% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 82% Cyan, 14.8% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 49.8% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 190.9°, with saturation of 69.5% and lightness of 29.6%. The decimal value for #176d80 is 1535360, and its nearest "web safe" color is #006699. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #176d80 is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#176d80 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color23, 109, 128 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color9.0%, 42.7%, 50.2% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.910, 0.573, 0.498 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.82, 0.148, 0, 0.498 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color190.9°, 69.5%, 29.6% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color190.9°, 82.0%, 50.2% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color9.718, 12.678, 22.357 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color23, 70, 128 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code1535360 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color42.274, -17.375, -17.519 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)42.274, 24.674, 225.235 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color42.274, -28.700, -22.490 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color35.606, -13.591, -12.304 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.217, 0.283, 12.678 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4279725440 / 0xff176d80 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#006699 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #176d80

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #176d80, its pure hue is 190.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 69.5%, and its lightness is 29.6%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #176d80, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #030e10 to #145f70.

Tints of #176d80

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #176d80, its pure hue is 190.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 69.5%, and its lightness is 29.6%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #176d80, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #347f90 to #e2edef.

Tones of #176d80

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #176d80, its pure hue is 190.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 69.5%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #176d80, which range from #4c4c4c (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #007c97 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #176d80

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #176d80! For #176d80, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #176d80. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #176d80

This color, #176d80, consists of 9.0% Red, 42.7% Green, and 50.2% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 23, Green = 109, Blue = 128. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #176d80 is 82% Cyan, 14.8% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 49.8% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R9.0%
C82.0%
G42.7%
M14.8%
B50.2%
Y0.0%
K49.8%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 23 109 128
Octal 27 155 200
Hexa #17 #6d #80
Binary 00010111 01101101 10000000
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 82 14 0 49
Octal 122 16 0 61
Hexa #52 #0e #00 #31
Binary 01010010 00001110 00000000 00110001

Analogous Colors of #176d80

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #176d80 — which has hue 190.9° — its analogous colors are located at 160.9° and 220.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #176d80.

Triadic Colors of #176d80

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #176d80 — which has hue 190.9° — its triadic colors are located at 70.9° and 310.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #176d80.

Complementary Color of #176d80

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #176d80 — which has hue 190.9° — its complementary color is located at 10.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #176d80.

Split Complementary Colors of #176d80

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #176d80 — which has hue 190.9° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 40.9° and 340.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #176d80.

Tetradic Colors of #176d80

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #176d80 — which has hue 190.9° — its tetradic colors are located at 100.9°, 190.9°, 280.9°, and 10.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #176d80.

Monochromatic Colors of #176d80

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #176d80, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #11333a — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #11afd1 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #176d80

We want to make getting started with #176d80 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #176d80 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #176d80 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #176d80 with other HTML elements.

#176d80 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #176d80.
<span style="color: #176d80;">The color of this text is #176d80.</span>

#176d80 Background Color

The background color for this text is #176d80.
<div style="background-color: #176d80; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #176d80.</div>

#176d80 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #176d80.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #176d80;">This color for the shadow of this text is #176d80.</span>

#176d80 Border Color

This is a div with border color #176d80.
<div style="border: #176d80 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #176d80.</div>

#176d80 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #176d80 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #176d80; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #176d80 on a white background.</div></div>

#176d80 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #176d80 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #176d80; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #176d80 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #176d80 to White

This is a gradient from #176d80 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#176d80,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#176d80,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#176d80,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#176d80,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #176d80 to white.</div>

Gradient from #176d80 to Black

This is a gradient from #176d80 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#176d80,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#176d80,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#176d80,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#176d80,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #176d80 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #176d80

In addition to using #176d80 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #176d80 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #176d80, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 23, Green = 109, Blue = 128). If you need details about the color coordinates of #176d80 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #176d80
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(23, 109, 128)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #176d80; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #176d80; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #176d80; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(23, 109, 128);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#176d80")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:23, green:109, blue:128, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:23 green:109 blue:128 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(23f, 109f, 128f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(23, 109, 128);
 

#176d80 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #176d80 the same way. For those with color blindness, #176d80 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #176d80 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #176d80 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #176d80 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #176d80 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #176d80 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 5.9:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #176d80 would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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