#173236#173236

#173236 is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.027; OKLCH L 29.8% C 0.034 H 208.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#173236
RGB	rgb(23, 50, 54)
HSL	hsl(188, 40%, 15%)
HSV	hsv(188, 57%, 21%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.4%, 7.4%, 0%, 78.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(18.93, -8.93, -5.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(18.93, 10.61, 212.66°)
OKLab	oklab(29.77% -0.0297 -0.0158)
OKLCH	oklch(29.77% 0.034 208)
XYZ	xyz(2.1595, 2.7295, 3.9024)
Luminance	0.0273 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#173236 #361B17

analogous

#17362A #173236 #172236

triadic

#173236 #361732 #323617

tetradic

#173236 #2A1736 #361B17 #223617

square

#173236 #2A1736 #361B17 #223617

split-complementary

#173236 #361722 #362A17

monochromatic

#091415 #091415 #173236 #295A61 #3C818C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.58

#173236 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.55

#173236 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #173236

13.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##173236	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##173236	1.00	13.58	1.55	13.58
#FFFFFF	13.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E3036

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#292C36

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#063433

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2E2E2E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #173236;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 50, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.8% 0.034 208.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#576a6d',
    500: '#173236',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #173236;
$custom-light: #576a6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#173236",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.742,
    "s": 40.26,
    "l": 15.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29765,
    "c": 0.03366,
    "h": 208
  },
  "luminance": 0.0273
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#173236

secondary

#6C433D

accent

#6758D0

background

#F5F6F6

surface

#E9EBEB

border

#C5C6C6

text

#030607

muted

#787A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #173236

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

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