#174C38#174C38

#174C38 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 37.5% C 0.066 H 164.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#174C38
RGB	rgb(23, 76, 56)
HSL	hsl(157, 54%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(157, 70%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.7%, 0%, 26.3%, 70.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.48, -23.00, 6.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.48, 23.99, 163.43°)
OKLab	oklab(37.53% -0.0635 0.0175)
OKLCH	oklch(37.53% 0.066 164.6)
XYZ	xyz(3.6512, 5.6362, 4.6361)
Luminance	0.0564 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#174C38 #4C172B

analogous

#174C1E #174C38 #17464C

triadic

#174C38 #38174C #4C3817

tetradic

#174C38 #1E174C #4C172B #464C17

square

#174C38 #1E174C #4C172B #464C17

split-complementary

#174C38 #4C1746 #4C1E17

monochromatic

#071711 #091D15 #174C38 #257B5B #33AA7D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.87

#174C38 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.13

#174C38 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #174C38

9.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##174C38	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##174C38	1.00	9.87	2.13	9.87
#FFFFFF	9.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A4637

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#434139

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004C46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #174c38;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 76, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.5% 0.066 164.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5b7e6e',
    500: '#174c38',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #174c38;
$custom-light: #5b7e6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#174c38",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 157.358,
    "s": 53.535,
    "l": 19.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3753,
    "c": 0.06588,
    "h": 164.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.05637
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#174C38

secondary

#833C57

accent

#4B82DD

background

#F5F7F6

surface

#E9EEEB

border

#C5C9C6

text

#040A07

muted

#797C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #174C38

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

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