#177972#177972

#177972 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.085 H 187.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#177972
RGB	rgb(23, 121, 114)
HSL	hsl(176, 68%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(176, 81%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(81%, 0%, 5.8%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.73, -28.27, -3.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.73, 28.54, 187.88°)
OKLab	oklab(52.18% -0.0844 -0.0111)
OKLCH	oklch(52.18% 0.085 187.5)
XYZ	xyz(10.2265, 15.0705, 18.2862)
Luminance	0.1507 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#177972 #79171E

analogous

#177941 #177972 #174F79

triadic

#177972 #721779 #797217

tetradic

#177972 #411779 #79171E #4F7917

square

#177972 #411779 #79171E #4F7917

split-complementary

#177972 #79174F #794117

monochromatic

#051A18 #0D4642 #177972 #21ACA2 #32D8CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#177972 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#177972 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #177972

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##177972	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##177972	1.00	5.23	4.01	5.23
#FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#727272

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#656873

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007C77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #177972;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 121, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.085 187.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#68a09a',
    500: '#177972',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #177972;
$custom-light: #68a09a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#177972",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 175.714,
    "s": 68.056,
    "l": 28.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52176,
    "c": 0.08512,
    "h": 187.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15072
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#177972

secondary

#AE3E46

accent

#3D49EB

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#ECF2F2

border

#C7CCCC

text

#070F0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #177972

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

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