#174940#174940
#174940 is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.053; OKLCH L 36.9% C 0.055 H 179.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #174940 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(23, 73, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 52%, 19%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 68%, 29%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.5%, 0%, 12.3%, 71.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(27.62, -19.16, 0.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(27.62, 19.16, 178.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(36.91% -0.0553 0.0009) |
| OKLCH | oklch(36.91% 0.055 179) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.6609, 5.3170, 5.6829) |
| Luminance | 0.0532 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dark Blue Green
#005249
ΔE00 3.78
Dark Teal
#014D4E
ΔE00 5.19
Darkslategray
#2F4F4F
ΔE00 6.96
Dark Turquoise
#045C5A
ΔE00 7.36
Deep Teal
#00555A
ΔE00 7.90
Evergreen
#05472A
ΔE00 8.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#174940 #491720
analogous
#174927 #174940 #173949
triadic
#174940 #401749 #494017
tetradic
#174940 #271749 #491720 #394917
square
#174940 #271749 #491720 #394917
split-complementary
#174940 #491739 #492717
monochromatic
#071714 #081A17 #174940 #267869 #34A692
Accessibility & contrast
On white
10.18
#174940 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.06
#174940 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #174940
10.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##174940 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##174940 | 1.00 | 10.18 | 2.06 | 10.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 10.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 10.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#464440
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3E3F41
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#004A46
Achromatopsia (no color)
#414141
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #174940; /* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 73, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(36.9% 0.055 179.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#5b7c74',
500: '#174940',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #174940; $custom-light: #5b7c74; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#174940",
"rgb": {
"r": 23,
"g": 73,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.2,
"s": 52.083,
"l": 18.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.36907,
"c": 0.05536,
"h": 179
},
"luminance": 0.05317
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#174940
secondary
#803C48
accent
#4C66DC
background
#F5F7F7
surface
#E9EEED
border
#C5C9C8
text
#040908
muted
#797B7B