#175A59#175A59
#175A59 is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.065 H 193.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #175A59 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(23, 90, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 59%, 22%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 74%, 35%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.4%, 0%, 1.1%, 64.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.43, -20.37, -5.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.43, 21.09, 194.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.71% -0.0628 -0.0151) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.71% 0.065 193.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.8119, 8.2151, 10.7286) |
| Luminance | 0.0822 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dark Turquoise
#045C5A
ΔE00 1.61
Deep Teal
#00555A
ΔE00 3.25
Dark Teal
#014D4E
ΔE00 4.33
Dark Blue Green
#005249
ΔE00 5.04
Dark Aqua
#05696B
ΔE00 5.29
Petrol
#005F6A
ΔE00 5.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#175A59 #5A1718
analogous
#175A37 #175A59 #173A5A
triadic
#175A59 #59175A #5A5917
tetradic
#175A59 #37175A #5A1718 #3A5A17
square
#175A59 #37175A #5A1718 #3A5A17
split-complementary
#175A59 #5A173A #5A3717
monochromatic
#061818 #0B2929 #175A59 #238B89 #30BBB9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.94
#175A59 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.64
#175A59 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #175A59
7.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##175A59 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##175A59 | 1.00 | 7.94 | 2.64 | 7.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#545559
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4A4E5A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005D5A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #175a59; /* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 90, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.065 193.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#608987',
500: '#175a59',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #175a59; $custom-light: #608987; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#175a59",
"rgb": {
"r": 23,
"g": 90,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 179.104,
"s": 59.292,
"l": 22.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42711,
"c": 0.06455,
"h": 193.5
},
"luminance": 0.08216
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#175A59
secondary
#913C3D
accent
#4548E2
background
#F6F8F8
surface
#EBF0EF
border
#C6CBCA
text
#050B0B
muted
#7A7C7C