#117C8C#117C8C
#117C8C is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.090 H 211.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #117C8C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(17, 124, 140) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 78%, 31%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 88%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(87.9%, 11.4%, 0%, 45.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.53, -21.82, -16.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.53, 27.44, 217.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.91% -0.0771 -0.0464) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.91% 0.09 211.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.1704, 16.4263, 27.3350) |
| Luminance | 0.1643 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 2.66
Deep Aqua
#08787F
ΔE00 4.21
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 4.99
Teal
#008080
ΔE00 7.19
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 7.25
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 7.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#117C8C #8C2111
analogous
#118C5E #117C8C #113E8C
triadic
#117C8C #8C117C #7C8C11
tetradic
#117C8C #5E118C #8C2111 #3E8C11
square
#117C8C #5E118C #8C2111 #3E8C11
split-complementary
#117C8C #8C113E #8C5E11
monochromatic
#041B1F #0A4C55 #117C8C #18ACC3 #31CFE6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.90
#117C8C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.29
#117C8C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #117C8C
4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##117C8C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##117C8C | 1.00 | 4.90 | 4.29 | 4.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6F778D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#606C8C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008381
Achromatopsia (no color)
#717171
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #117c8c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(17, 124, 140); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.090 211.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6aa2ad',
500: '#117c8c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #117c8c; $custom-light: #6aa2ad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#117c8c",
"rgb": {
"r": 17,
"g": 124,
"b": 140
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.805,
"s": 78.344,
"l": 30.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5391,
"c": 0.08997,
"h": 211.1
},
"luminance": 0.16428
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#117C8C
secondary
#C14A38
accent
#4C33F5
background
#F7FAFA
surface
#EDF3F4
border
#C8CDCE
text
#080F10
muted
#7B7F7F