#174740#174740

#174740 is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.051; OKLCH L 36.3% C 0.053 H 182.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#174740
RGB	rgb(23, 71, 64)
HSL	hsl(171, 51%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(171, 68%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.6%, 0%, 9.9%, 72.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.90, -18.07, -0.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.90, 18.08, 181.86°)
OKLab	oklab(36.32% -0.0528 -0.0019)
OKLCH	oklch(36.32% 0.053 182)
XYZ	xyz(3.5316, 5.0584, 5.6398)
Luminance	0.0506 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#174740 #47171E

analogous

#174728 #174740 #173647

triadic

#174740 #401747 #474017

tetradic

#174740 #281747 #47171E #364717

square

#174740 #281747 #47171E #364717

split-complementary

#174740 #471736 #472817

monochromatic

#071715 #081916 #174740 #26756A #35A393

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.44

#174740 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.01

#174740 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #174740

10.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##174740	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##174740	1.00	10.44	2.01	10.44
#FFFFFF	10.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#444340

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C3D41

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004845

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #174740;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 71, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.3% 0.053 182.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5b7a74',
    500: '#174740',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #174740;
$custom-light: #5b7a74;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#174740",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 171.25,
    "s": 51.064,
    "l": 18.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36323,
    "c": 0.05285,
    "h": 182
  },
  "luminance": 0.05059
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#174740

secondary

#7E3C45

accent

#4D62DB

background

#F5F7F7

surface

#E9EDED

border

#C5C8C8

text

#040908

muted

#797B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #174740

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

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