#172C2E#172C2E

#172C2E is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.022; OKLCH L 27.6% C 0.027 H 203.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#172C2E
RGB	rgb(23, 44, 46)
HSL	hsl(185, 33%, 14%)
HSV	hsv(185, 50%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(50%, 4.3%, 0%, 82%)
CIE-LAB	lab(16.41, -7.74, -3.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(16.41, 8.68, 206.99°)
OKLab	oklab(27.64% -0.0249 -0.0108)
OKLCH	oklch(27.64% 0.027 203.5)
XYZ	xyz(1.7470, 2.1807, 2.9131)
Luminance	0.0218 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#172C2E #2E1917

analogous

#172E24 #172C2E #17202E

triadic

#172C2E #2E172C #2C2E17

tetradic

#172C2E #24172E #2E1917 #202E17

square

#172C2E #24172E #2E1917 #202E17

split-complementary

#172C2E #2E1720 #2E2417

monochromatic

#0A1414 #0A1414 #172C2E #2B5357 #407A80

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.62

#172C2E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.44

#172C2E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #172C2E

14.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##172C2E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##172C2E	1.00	14.62	1.44	14.62
#FFFFFF	14.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#292A2E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#25272E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0D2E2D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#292929

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #172c2e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 44, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.6% 0.027 203.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#566566',
    500: '#172c2e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #172c2e;
$custom-light: #566566;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#172c2e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.217,
    "s": 33.333,
    "l": 13.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27643,
    "c": 0.02717,
    "h": 203.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.02181
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#172C2E

secondary

#63413E

accent

#685EC9

background

#F5F6F6

surface

#E9EBEB

border

#C5C6C6

text

#030506

muted

#787A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #172C2E

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

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