#177985#177985

#177985 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.085 H 207.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#177985
RGB	rgb(23, 121, 133)
HSL	hsl(187, 71%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(187, 83%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(82.7%, 9%, 0%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.38, -22.12, -14.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.38, 26.31, 212.77°)
OKLab	oklab(52.92% -0.0754 -0.0397)
OKLCH	oklch(52.92% 0.085 207.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.4225, 15.5489, 24.5850)
Luminance	0.1555 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#177985 #852317

analogous

#17855A #177985 #174285

triadic

#177985 #851779 #798517

tetradic

#177985 #5A1785 #852317 #428517

square

#177985 #5A1785 #852317 #428517

split-complementary

#177985 #851742 #855A17

monochromatic

#051A1D #0E4A51 #177985 #20A8B9 #3ACBDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#177985 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#177985 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #177985

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##177985	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##177985	1.00	5.11	4.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E7486

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F6985

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007F7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #177985;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 121, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.085 207.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6aa0a8',
    500: '#177985',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #177985;
$custom-light: #6aa0a8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#177985",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 186.545,
    "s": 70.513,
    "l": 30.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52915,
    "c": 0.08524,
    "h": 207.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1555
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#177985

secondary

#B94C3F

accent

#4E3BED

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF2F4

border

#C7CCCE

text

#080E0F

muted

#7A7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #177985

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

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