#175C5B#175C5B
#175C5B is a dark, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.066 H 193.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #175C5B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(23, 92, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 60%, 23%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 75%, 36%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75%, 0%, 1.1%, 63.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.18, -20.79, -5.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.18, 21.52, 194.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.35% -0.064 -0.0154) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.35% 0.066 193.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.0680, 8.5911, 11.2339) |
| Luminance | 0.0859 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dark Turquoise
#045C5A
ΔE00 1.38
Deep Teal
#00555A
ΔE00 3.62
Dark Aqua
#05696B
ΔE00 4.65
Dark Teal
#014D4E
ΔE00 4.96
Dark Blue Green
#005249
ΔE00 5.39
Dark Green Blue
#1F6357
ΔE00 5.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#175C5B #5C1718
analogous
#175C38 #175C5B #173B5C
triadic
#175C5B #5B175C #5C5B17
tetradic
#175C5B #38175C #5C1718 #3B5C17
square
#175C5B #38175C #5C1718 #3B5C17
split-complementary
#175C5B #5C173B #5C3817
monochromatic
#061818 #0B2B2B #175C5B #238D8B #2FBEBC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.73
#175C5B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.72
#175C5B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #175C5B
7.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##175C5B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##175C5B | 1.00 | 7.73 | 2.72 | 7.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#56575B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4C505C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005F5C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#535353
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #175c5b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 92, 91); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.066 193.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#618a89',
500: '#175c5b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #175c5b; $custom-light: #618a89; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#175c5b",
"rgb": {
"r": 23,
"g": 92,
"b": 91
},
"hsl": {
"h": 179.13,
"s": 60,
"l": 22.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43348,
"c": 0.06589,
"h": 193.6
},
"luminance": 0.08592
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#175C5B
secondary
#933C3D
accent
#4547E3
background
#F6F8F8
surface
#EBF0F0
border
#C6CBCB
text
#050C0B
muted
#7A7D7C