#174C73#174C73

#174C73 is a dark, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 40.2% C 0.086 H 244.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#174C73
RGB	rgb(23, 76, 115)
HSL	hsl(205, 67%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(205, 80%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(80%, 33.9%, 0%, 54.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.85, -2.51, -27.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.85, 27.39, 264.74°)
OKLab	oklab(40.22% -0.0363 -0.0774)
OKLCH	oklch(40.22% 0.086 244.9)
XYZ	xyz(6.0311, 6.5881, 17.1701)
Luminance	0.0659 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#174C73 #733E17

analogous

#17736C #174C73 #171E73

triadic

#174C73 #73174C #4C7317

tetradic

#174C73 #6C1773 #733E17 #1E7317

square

#174C73 #6C1773 #733E17 #1E7317

split-complementary

#174C73 #73171E #736C17

monochromatic

#05111A #0D2A40 #174C73 #216EA6 #2F8FD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.06

#174C73 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.32

#174C73 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #174C73

9.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##174C73	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##174C73	1.00	9.06	2.32	9.06
#FFFFFF	9.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A4D75

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D4572

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00555A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #174c73;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 76, 115);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.2% 0.086 244.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#637d9b',
    500: '#174c73',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #174c73;
$custom-light: #637d9b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#174c73",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 115
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.435,
    "s": 66.667,
    "l": 27.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40222,
    "c": 0.08551,
    "h": 244.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.06589
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#174C73

secondary

#A96B3D

accent

#873EEA

background

#F6F7F9

surface

#EBEEF2

border

#C6C9CC

text

#06090E

muted

#7A7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #174C73

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

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