#17696B#17696B

#17696B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.074 H 197.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#17696B
RGB	rgb(23, 105, 107)
HSL	hsl(181, 65%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(181, 79%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.5%, 1.9%, 0%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.16, -22.41, -7.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.16, 23.79, 199.63°)
OKLab	oklab(47.57% -0.0707 -0.0222)
OKLCH	oklch(47.57% 0.074 197.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.0576, 11.3459, 15.6724)
Luminance	0.1135 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#17696B #6B1917

analogous

#176B43 #17696B #173F6B

triadic

#17696B #6B1769 #696B17

tetradic

#17696B #43176B #6B1917 #3F6B17

square

#17696B #43176B #6B1917 #3F6B17

split-complementary

#17696B #6B173F #6B4317

monochromatic

#051919 #0C3839 #17696B #229A9D #2DCCD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.42

#17696B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#17696B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #17696B

6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##17696B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##17696B	1.00	6.42	3.27	6.42
#FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#61646B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#555B6B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #17696b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 105, 107);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.074 197.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#649495',
    500: '#17696b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #17696b;
$custom-light: #649495;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#17696b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 107
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.429,
    "s": 64.615,
    "l": 25.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47567,
    "c": 0.07408,
    "h": 197.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11347
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#17696B

secondary

#A13F3D

accent

#4440E8

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF1F1

border

#C6CBCB

text

#060D0D

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #17696B

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

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