#174F42#174F42

#174F42 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.062; OKLCH L 38.7% C 0.062 H 174.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#174F42
RGB	rgb(23, 79, 66)
HSL	hsl(166, 55%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(166, 71%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.9%, 0%, 16.5%, 69%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.83, -21.73, 2.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.83, 21.86, 173.75°)
OKLab	oklab(38.73% -0.0617 0.006)
OKLCH	oklch(38.73% 0.062 174.5)
XYZ	xyz(4.1322, 6.1670, 6.1258)
Luminance	0.0617 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#174F42 #4F1724

analogous

#174F26 #174F42 #17404F

triadic

#174F42 #42174F #4F4217

tetradic

#174F42 #26174F #4F1724 #404F17

square

#174F42 #26174F #4F1724 #404F17

split-complementary

#174F42 #4F1740 #4F2617

monochromatic

#071814 #09201A #174F42 #257E6A #33AE91

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.40

#174F42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.23

#174F42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #174F42

9.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##174F42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##174F42	1.00	9.40	2.23	9.40
#FFFFFF	9.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4A41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#444443

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00504B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #174f42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 79, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.7% 0.062 174.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#5c8176',
    500: '#174f42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #174f42;
$custom-light: #5c8176;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#174f42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 79,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 166.071,
    "s": 54.902,
    "l": 20
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38728,
    "c": 0.06201,
    "h": 174.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06167
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#174F42

secondary

#863C4D

accent

#4A6CDE

background

#F5F7F7

surface

#E9EEED

border

#C5C9C8

text

#040A08

muted

#797C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #174F42

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

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