#173233#173233

#173233 is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.027; OKLCH L 29.6% C 0.033 H 198.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#173233
RGB	rgb(23, 50, 51)
HSL	hsl(182, 38%, 15%)
HSV	hsv(182, 55%, 20%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.9%, 2%, 0%, 80%)
CIE-LAB	lab(18.81, -9.93, -3.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(18.81, 10.65, 201.10°)
OKLab	oklab(29.63% -0.0313 -0.0106)
OKLCH	oklch(29.63% 0.033 198.7)
XYZ	xyz(2.0913, 2.7022, 3.5427)
Luminance	0.0270 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#173233 #331817

analogous

#173326 #173233 #172433

triadic

#173233 #331732 #323317

tetradic

#173233 #261733 #331817 #243317

square

#173233 #261733 #331817 #243317

split-complementary

#173233 #331724 #332617

monochromatic

#0A1515 #0A1515 #173233 #2A5B5D #3D8587

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.63

#173233 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.54

#173233 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #173233

13.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##173233	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##173233	1.00	13.63	1.54	13.63
#FFFFFF	13.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F3033

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A2C33

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#083432

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2E2E2E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #173233;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 50, 51);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.6% 0.033 198.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#576a6a',
    500: '#173233',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #173233;
$custom-light: #576a6a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#173233",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 51
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182.143,
    "s": 37.838,
    "l": 14.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29633,
    "c": 0.03303,
    "h": 198.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.02702
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#173233

secondary

#693F3D

accent

#5E5ACE

background

#F5F6F6

surface

#E9EBEB

border

#C5C6C6

text

#030606

muted

#787A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #173233

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

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