#174D39#174D39

#174D39 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 37.9% C 0.066 H 164.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#174D39
RGB	rgb(23, 77, 57)
HSL	hsl(158, 54%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(158, 70%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.1%, 0%, 26%, 69.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.86, -23.23, 6.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.86, 24.19, 163.79°)
OKLab	oklab(37.86% -0.0642 0.0173)
OKLCH	oklch(37.86% 0.066 164.9)
XYZ	xyz(3.7454, 5.7849, 4.7893)
Luminance	0.0578 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#174D39 #4D172B

analogous

#174D1E #174D39 #17464D

triadic

#174D39 #39174D #4D3917

tetradic

#174D39 #1E174D #4D172B #464D17

square

#174D39 #1E174D #4D172B #464D17

split-complementary

#174D39 #4D1746 #4D1E17

monochromatic

#071811 #091E16 #174D39 #257C5C #33AB7F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.74

#174D39 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.16

#174D39 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #174D39

9.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##174D39	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##174D39	1.00	9.74	2.16	9.74
#FFFFFF	9.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4738

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#44423A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004D47

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #174d39;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 77, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.9% 0.066 164.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5b7f6f',
    500: '#174d39',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #174d39;
$custom-light: #5b7f6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#174d39",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 157.778,
    "s": 54,
    "l": 19.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37856,
    "c": 0.06647,
    "h": 164.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.05785
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#174D39

secondary

#843C57

accent

#4A81DD

background

#F5F7F6

surface

#E9EEEC

border

#C5C9C7

text

#040A07

muted

#797C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #174D39

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

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