#174040#174040

#174040 is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.042; OKLCH L 34.3% C 0.045 H 195.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#174040
RGB	rgb(23, 64, 64)
HSL	hsl(180, 47%, 17%)
HSV	hsv(180, 64%, 25%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.1%, 0%, 0%, 74.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.38, -14.11, -4.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.38, 14.75, 196.98°)
OKLab	oklab(34.28% -0.0438 -0.0119)
OKLCH	oklch(34.28% 0.045 195.2)
XYZ	xyz(3.1118, 4.2188, 5.4998)
Luminance	0.0422 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#174040 #401717

analogous

#17402C #174040 #172C40

triadic

#174040 #401740 #404017

tetradic

#174040 #2C1740 #401717 #2C4017

square

#174040 #2C1740 #401717 #2C4017

split-complementary

#174040 #40172C #402C17

monochromatic

#081717 #081717 #174040 #276D6D #379A9A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.39

#174040 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.84

#174040 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #174040

11.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##174040	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##174040	1.00	11.39	1.84	11.39
#FFFFFF	11.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C3D40

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#353840

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004240

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3A3A3A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #174040;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 64, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.3% 0.045 195.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5a7574',
    500: '#174040',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #174040;
$custom-light: #5a7574;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#174040",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 47.126,
    "l": 17.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34283,
    "c": 0.04538,
    "h": 195.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.04219
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#174040

secondary

#773C3C

accent

#5151D7

background

#F5F7F7

surface

#E9EDED

border

#C5C8C8

text

#040808

muted

#797B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #174040

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

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