#173235#173235

#173235 is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.027; OKLCH L 29.7% C 0.033 H 204.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#173235
RGB	rgb(23, 50, 53)
HSL	hsl(186, 39%, 15%)
HSV	hsv(186, 57%, 21%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.6%, 5.7%, 0%, 79.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(18.89, -9.27, -5.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(18.89, 10.58, 208.80°)
OKLab	oklab(29.72% -0.0302 -0.014)
OKLCH	oklch(29.72% 0.033 204.9)
XYZ	xyz(2.1363, 2.7202, 3.7799)
Luminance	0.0272 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#173235 #351A17

analogous

#173529 #173235 #172335

triadic

#173235 #351732 #323517

tetradic

#173235 #291735 #351A17 #233517

square

#173235 #291735 #351A17 #233517

split-complementary

#173235 #351723 #352917

monochromatic

#091415 #091415 #173235 #2A5A60 #3C838A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.60

#173235 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.54

#173235 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #173235

13.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##173235	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##173235	1.00	13.60	1.54	13.60
#FFFFFF	13.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E3035

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#292C35

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#063433

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2E2E2E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #173235;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 50, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.7% 0.033 204.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#576a6c',
    500: '#173235',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #173235;
$custom-light: #576a6c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#173235",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 186,
    "s": 39.474,
    "l": 14.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2972,
    "c": 0.03335,
    "h": 204.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.0272
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#173235

secondary

#6B413D

accent

#6458CF

background

#F5F6F6

surface

#E9EBEB

border

#C5C6C6

text

#030606

muted

#787A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #173235

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

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