#173232#173232

#173232 is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.027; OKLCH L 29.6% C 0.033 H 195.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#173232
RGB	rgb(23, 50, 50)
HSL	hsl(180, 37%, 14%)
HSV	hsv(180, 54%, 20%)
CMYK	cmyk(54%, 0%, 0%, 80.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(18.77, -10.26, -3.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(18.77, 10.75, 197.32°)
OKLab	oklab(29.59% -0.0318 -0.0088)
OKLCH	oklch(29.59% 0.033 195.5)
XYZ	xyz(2.0694, 2.6935, 3.4278)
Luminance	0.0269 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#173232 #321717

analogous

#173225 #173232 #172532

triadic

#173232 #321732 #323217

tetradic

#173232 #251732 #321717 #253217

square

#173232 #251732 #321717 #253217

split-complementary

#173232 #321725 #322517

monochromatic

#0A1515 #0A1515 #173232 #2A5C5C #3E8686

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.65

#173232 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.54

#173232 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #173232

13.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##173232	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##173232	1.00	13.65	1.54	13.65
#FFFFFF	13.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F3032

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A2C32

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#093432

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2E2E2E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #173232;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 50, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.6% 0.033 195.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#566a69',
    500: '#173232',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #173232;
$custom-light: #566a69;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#173232",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 36.986,
    "l": 14.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2959,
    "c": 0.03302,
    "h": 195.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.02694
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#173232

secondary

#683D3D

accent

#5B5BCD

background

#F5F6F6

surface

#E9EBEB

border

#C5C6C6

text

#030606

muted

#787A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #173232

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

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