#173253#173253

#173253 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.031; OKLCH L 31.4% C 0.068 H 254.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#173253
RGB	rgb(23, 50, 83)
HSL	hsl(213, 57%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(213, 72%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.3%, 39.8%, 0%, 67.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.39, 2.11, -23.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.39, 23.22, 275.21°)
OKLab	oklab(31.41% -0.018 -0.0657)
OKLCH	oklch(31.41% 0.068 254.7)
XYZ	xyz(3.0547, 3.0876, 8.6169)
Luminance	0.0309 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#173253 #533817

analogous

#175053 #173253 #1A1753

triadic

#173253 #531732 #325317

tetradic

#173253 #531750 #533817 #17531A

square

#173253 #531750 #533817 #17531A

split-complementary

#173253 #531A17 #505317

monochromatic

#070E18 #0A1523 #173253 #244F83 #326CB3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.98

#173253 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.62

#173253 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #173253

12.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##173253	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##173253	1.00	12.98	1.62	12.98
#FFFFFF	12.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#233454

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1B2F52

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003A3E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#313131

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #173253;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 50, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(31.4% 0.068 254.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5c6983',
    500: '#173253',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #173253;
$custom-light: #5c6983;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#173253",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213,
    "s": 56.604,
    "l": 20.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.31406,
    "c": 0.0681,
    "h": 254.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.03088
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#173253

secondary

#8A673C

accent

#9B48E0

background

#F5F6F8

surface

#E9EBEF

border

#C5C6CA

text

#04060A

muted

#797A7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #173253

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

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