#177970#177970

#177970 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.086 H 185.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#177970
RGB	rgb(23, 121, 112)
HSL	hsl(174, 68%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(174, 81%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(81%, 0%, 7.4%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.67, -28.88, -2.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.67, 29.02, 185.56°)
OKLab	oklab(52.11% -0.0854 -0.0081)
OKLCH	oklch(52.11% 0.086 185.4)
XYZ	xyz(10.1139, 15.0255, 17.6933)
Luminance	0.1503 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#177970 #791720

analogous

#17793F #177970 #175179

triadic

#177970 #701779 #797017

tetradic

#177970 #3F1779 #791720 #517917

square

#177970 #3F1779 #791720 #517917

split-complementary

#177970 #791751 #793F17

monochromatic

#051A18 #0D4640 #177970 #21ACA0 #32D8C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#177970 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#177970 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #177970

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##177970	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##177970	1.00	5.24	4.01	5.24
#FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#727270

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#656871

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007C76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #177970;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 121, 112);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.086 185.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#68a099',
    500: '#177970',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #177970;
$custom-light: #68a099;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#177970",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 112
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 174.49,
    "s": 68.056,
    "l": 28.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52105,
    "c": 0.08577,
    "h": 185.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15027
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#177970

secondary

#AE3E48

accent

#3D4DEB

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#ECF2F2

border

#C7CCCC

text

#070F0D

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #177970

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

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