Palettes / Colors / #176B87

#176B87 — Blue

#176B87 is a blue color we call Blue, closest to the named color Teal (#008080). It belongs to the blue family.

#176B87 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #873317; it also sits naturally between #17876B and #173387. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 9% · Green 42% · Blue 53%

Cyan 83% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 0% · Key 47%

Previews

CSS code for #176B87

.text { color: #176B87; }
.background { background-color: #176B87; }
.border { border: 3px solid #176B87; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(23, 107, 135); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(195, 71%, 31%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #176B87; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(23, 107, 135, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #176B87; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(23, 107, 135, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#176B87">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#176B87">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #873317:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #176B87: #FFFFFF.

How #176B87 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #176B87

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #176B87?

#176B87 is Blue, a blue color (RGB 23, 107, 135). Its closest standard named color is Teal.

What is the RGB and HSL of #176B87?

#176B87 is RGB 23, 107, 135 — HSL 195°, 71%, 31% — CMYK 83%, 21%, 0%, 47%.

What colors go with #176B87?

Its complement is #873317; analogous partners are #17876B and #173387. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #176B87 for text?

White text on #176B87 has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.49:1.