#172829#172829

#172829 is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.019; OKLCH L 26.2% C 0.023 H 200.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 15.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#172829
RGB	rgb(23, 40, 41)
HSL	hsl(183, 28%, 13%)
HSV	hsv(183, 44%, 16%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.9%, 2.4%, 0%, 83.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(14.73, -6.71, -2.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(14.73, 7.32, 203.41°)
OKLab	oklab(26.24% -0.0212 -0.008)
OKLCH	oklch(26.24% 0.023 200.6)
XYZ	xyz(1.5122, 1.8597, 2.3767)
Luminance	0.0186 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#172829 #291817

analogous

#172921 #172829 #171F29

triadic

#172829 #291728 #282917

tetradic

#172829 #211729 #291817 #1F2917

square

#172829 #211729 #291817 #1F2917

split-complementary

#172829 #29171F #292117

monochromatic

#0B1314 #0B1314 #172829 #2D4E50 #437577

Accessibility & contrast

On white

15.31

#172829 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.37

#172829 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #172829

15.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##172829	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##172829	1.00	15.31	1.37	15.31
#FFFFFF	15.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	15.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#262729

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#222429

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#102928

Achromatopsia (no color)

#252525

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #172829;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 40, 41);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(26.2% 0.023 200.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#556162',
    500: '#172829',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #172829;
$custom-light: #556162;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#172829",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 41
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 183.333,
    "s": 28.125,
    "l": 12.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2624,
    "c": 0.02268,
    "h": 200.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.0186
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#172829

secondary

#5D403F

accent

#6963C4

background

#F4F5F5

surface

#E8EAEA

border

#C4C6C6

text

#030505

muted

#787979

Preview Lab

Preview with #172829

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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