#172F2B#172F2B

#172F2B is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.024; OKLCH L 28.4% C 0.031 H 182.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#172F2B
RGB	rgb(23, 47, 43)
HSL	hsl(170, 34%, 14%)
HSV	hsv(170, 51%, 18%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.1%, 0%, 8.5%, 81.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.41, -10.60, -0.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.41, 10.61, 181.96°)
OKLab	oklab(28.41% -0.0311 -0.0011)
OKLCH	oklch(28.41% 0.031 182.1)
XYZ	xyz(1.8057, 2.3895, 2.6511)
Luminance	0.0239 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#172F2B #2F171B

analogous

#172F1F #172F2B #17272F

triadic

#172F2B #2B172F #2F2B17

tetradic

#172F2B #1F172F #2F171B #272F17

square

#172F2B #1F172F #2F171B #272F17

split-complementary

#172F2B #2F1727 #2F1F17

monochromatic

#0A1513 #0A1513 #172F2B #2B5851 #3F8176

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.21

#172F2B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.48

#172F2B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #172F2B

14.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##172F2B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##172F2B	1.00	14.21	1.48	14.21
#FFFFFF	14.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D2D2B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#292A2B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0E302E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2B2B2B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #172f2b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 47, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.4% 0.031 182.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#566764',
    500: '#172f2b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #172f2b;
$custom-light: #566764;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#172f2b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 170,
    "s": 34.286,
    "l": 13.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28412,
    "c": 0.03116,
    "h": 182.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0239
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#172F2B

secondary

#643D44

accent

#5D70CA

background

#F5F6F5

surface

#E9EBEA

border

#C5C6C6

text

#030605

muted

#787A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #172F2B

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

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