#118E72#118E72
#118E72 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.207; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.109 H 171.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #118E72 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(17, 142, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 79%, 31%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 88%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(88%, 0%, 19.7%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.60, -38.45, 6.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.60, 38.93, 171.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.77% -0.1076 0.0154) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.77% 0.109 171.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.9398, 20.6784, 19.2257) |
| Luminance | 0.2068 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Viridian
#1E9167
ΔE00 4.29
Dark Sea Green
#11875D
ΔE00 5.28
Ocean Green
#3D9973
ΔE00 5.63
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.82
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.32
Sea Green
#2E8B57
ΔE00 7.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#118E72 #8E112D
analogous
#118E33 #118E72 #116B8E
triadic
#118E72 #72118E #8E7211
tetradic
#118E72 #33118E #8E112D #6B8E11
square
#118E72 #33118E #8E112D #6B8E11
split-complementary
#118E72 #8E116B #8E3311
monochromatic
#04211A #0A5746 #118E72 #18C59E #33E7BE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.09
#118E72 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.14
#118E72 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #118E72
5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##118E72 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##118E72 | 1.00 | 4.09 | 5.14 | 5.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#898471
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B7974
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008F86
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #118e72; /* rgb */ color: rgb(17, 142, 114); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.109 171.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6bb09a',
500: '#118e72',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #118e72; $custom-light: #6bb09a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#118e72",
"rgb": {
"r": 17,
"g": 142,
"b": 114
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.56,
"s": 78.616,
"l": 31.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57771,
"c": 0.10874,
"h": 171.9
},
"luminance": 0.2068
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#118E72
secondary
#C23857
accent
#335EF5
background
#F7FAF9
surface
#EDF5F2
border
#C8CFCC
text
#08100E
muted
#7B7F7E