#173D48#173D48

#173D48 is a dark, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.040; OKLCH L 33.8% C 0.047 H 219.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#173D48
RGB	rgb(23, 61, 72)
HSL	hsl(193, 52%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(193, 68%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.1%, 15.3%, 0%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.63, -9.51, -10.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.63, 14.36, 228.51°)
OKLab	oklab(33.78% -0.0359 -0.0299)
OKLCH	oklch(33.78% 0.047 219.8)
XYZ	xyz(3.1913, 3.9872, 6.7311)
Luminance	0.0399 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#173D48 #482217

analogous

#17483A #173D48 #172448

triadic

#173D48 #48173D #3D4817

tetradic

#173D48 #3A1748 #482217 #244817

square

#173D48 #3A1748 #482217 #244817

split-complementary

#173D48 #481724 #483A17

monochromatic

#071417 #08161A #173D48 #266476 #358CA5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.68

#173D48 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.80

#173D48 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #173D48

11.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##173D48	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##173D48	1.00	11.68	1.80	11.68
#FFFFFF	11.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#363B49

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F3648

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004140

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #173d48;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 61, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.8% 0.047 219.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5a727b',
    500: '#173d48',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #173d48;
$custom-light: #5a727b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#173d48",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.469,
    "s": 51.579,
    "l": 18.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33782,
    "c": 0.04675,
    "h": 219.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.03988
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#173D48

secondary

#7F4B3C

accent

#6D4DDB

background

#F5F6F7

surface

#E9ECED

border

#C5C7C8

text

#040809

muted

#797B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #173D48

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

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