#177979#177979

#177979 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.084 H 194.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#177979
RGB	rgb(23, 121, 121)
HSL	hsl(180, 68%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(180, 81%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(81%, 0%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.96, -26.07, -7.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.96, 27.20, 196.54°)
OKLab	oklab(52.43% -0.081 -0.0215)
OKLCH	oklch(52.43% 0.084 194.9)
XYZ	xyz(10.6403, 15.2360, 20.4655)
Luminance	0.1524 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#177979 #791717

analogous

#177948 #177979 #174879

triadic

#177979 #791779 #797917

tetradic

#177979 #481779 #791717 #487917

square

#177979 #481779 #791717 #487917

split-complementary

#177979 #791748 #794817

monochromatic

#051A1A #0D4646 #177979 #21ACAC #32D8D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#177979 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#177979 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #177979

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##177979	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##177979	1.00	5.19	4.05	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#707379

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#63697A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #177979;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 121, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.084 194.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#69a09f',
    500: '#177979',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #177979;
$custom-light: #69a09f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#177979",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 68.056,
    "l": 28.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52434,
    "c": 0.08382,
    "h": 194.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15237
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#177979

secondary

#AE3E3E

accent

#3D3DEB

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#ECF2F2

border

#C7CCCC

text

#070E0E

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #177979

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

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