#174E50#174E50
#174E50 is a dark, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.062; OKLCH L 39.0% C 0.056 H 198.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #174E50 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(23, 78, 80) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 55%, 20%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 71%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(71.2%, 2.5%, 0%, 68.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.94, -16.78, -6.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(29.94, 17.97, 200.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(38.96% -0.0532 -0.0178) |
| OKLCH | oklch(38.96% 0.056 198.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.5251, 6.2096, 8.5480) |
| Luminance | 0.0621 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dark Teal
#014D4E
ΔE00 2.03
Deep Teal
#00555A
ΔE00 3.06
Darkslategray
#2F4F4F
ΔE00 4.12
Dark Turquoise
#045C5A
ΔE00 5.64
Dark Blue Green
#005249
ΔE00 6.33
Petrol
#005F6A
ΔE00 6.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#174E50 #501917
analogous
#175035 #174E50 #173250
triadic
#174E50 #50174E #4E5017
tetradic
#174E50 #351750 #501917 #325017
square
#174E50 #351750 #501917 #325017
split-complementary
#174E50 #501732 #503517
monochromatic
#071718 #092020 #174E50 #257C80 #32ABAF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.37
#174E50 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.24
#174E50 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #174E50
9.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##174E50 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##174E50 | 1.00 | 9.37 | 2.24 | 9.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#484A50
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3F4450
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00514E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#464646
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #174e50; /* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 78, 80); /* oklch */ color: oklch(39.0% 0.056 198.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#5d8081',
500: '#174e50',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #174e50; $custom-light: #5d8081; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#174e50",
"rgb": {
"r": 23,
"g": 78,
"b": 80
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.105,
"s": 55.34,
"l": 20.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.38965,
"c": 0.05608,
"h": 198.6
},
"luminance": 0.0621
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#174E50
secondary
#873E3C
accent
#4E49DF
background
#F5F7F7
surface
#E9EEEE
border
#C5C9C9
text
#050A0A
muted
#797C7C