#172E2E#172E2E

#172E2E is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.023; OKLCH L 28.2% C 0.029 H 195.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#172E2E
RGB	rgb(23, 46, 46)
HSL	hsl(180, 33%, 14%)
HSV	hsv(180, 50%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(50%, 0%, 0%, 82%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.15, -9.03, -2.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.15, 9.47, 197.46°)
OKLab	oklab(28.24% -0.028 -0.0078)
OKLCH	oklch(28.24% 0.029 195.6)
XYZ	xyz(1.8233, 2.3333, 2.9385)
Luminance	0.0233 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#172E2E #2E1717

analogous

#172E22 #172E2E #17222E

triadic

#172E2E #2E172E #2E2E17

tetradic

#172E2E #22172E #2E1717 #222E17

square

#172E2E #22172E #2E1717 #222E17

split-complementary

#172E2E #2E1722 #2E2217

monochromatic

#0A1414 #0A1414 #172E2E #2B5757 #408080

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.32

#172E2E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.47

#172E2E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #172E2E

14.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##172E2E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##172E2E	1.00	14.32	1.47	14.32
#FFFFFF	14.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2B2C2E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#27292E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0C2F2E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2A2A2A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #172e2e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 46, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.2% 0.029 195.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#566666',
    500: '#172e2e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #172e2e;
$custom-light: #566666;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#172e2e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 33.333,
    "l": 13.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28236,
    "c": 0.02905,
    "h": 195.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.02333
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#172E2E

secondary

#633E3E

accent

#5E5EC9

background

#F5F6F6

surface

#E9EBEB

border

#C5C6C6

text

#030606

muted

#787A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #172E2E

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

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