#174949#174949

#174949 is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.054; OKLCH L 37.3% C 0.052 H 195.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#174949
RGB	rgb(23, 73, 73)
HSL	hsl(180, 52%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(180, 68%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.5%, 0%, 0%, 71.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.92, -16.30, -4.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.92, 17.03, 196.84°)
OKLab	oklab(37.25% -0.0506 -0.0137)
OKLCH	oklch(37.25% 0.052 195.1)
XYZ	xyz(3.9380, 5.4279, 7.1422)
Luminance	0.0543 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#174949 #491717

analogous

#174930 #174949 #173049

triadic

#174949 #491749 #494917

tetradic

#174949 #301749 #491717 #304917

square

#174949 #301749 #491717 #304917

split-complementary

#174949 #491730 #493017

monochromatic

#071717 #081A1A #174949 #267878 #34A6A6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.07

#174949 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.09

#174949 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #174949

10.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##174949	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##174949	1.00	10.07	2.09	10.07
#FFFFFF	10.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#444549

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C3F49

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004B49

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #174949;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 73, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.3% 0.052 195.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5c7c7b',
    500: '#174949',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #174949;
$custom-light: #5c7c7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#174949",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 52.083,
    "l": 18.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37251,
    "c": 0.05242,
    "h": 195.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.05428
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#174949

secondary

#803C3C

accent

#4C4CDC

background

#F5F7F7

surface

#E9EEED

border

#C5C9C8

text

#040909

muted

#797B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #174949

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

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