#177989#177989

#177989 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.087 H 211.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#177989
RGB	rgb(23, 121, 137)
HSL	hsl(188, 71%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(188, 83%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.2%, 11.7%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.53, -20.76, -16.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.53, 26.45, 218.28°)
OKLab	oklab(53.09% -0.0737 -0.0457)
OKLCH	oklch(53.09% 0.087 211.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.7041, 15.6616, 26.0682)
Luminance	0.1566 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#177989 #892717

analogous

#178960 #177989 #174089

triadic

#177989 #891779 #798917

tetradic

#177989 #601789 #892717 #408917

square

#177989 #601789 #892717 #408917

split-complementary

#177989 #891740 #896017

monochromatic

#051C20 #0E4B55 #177989 #20A7BD #3CC8DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.08

#177989 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#177989 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #177989

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##177989	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##177989	1.00	5.08	4.13	5.08
#FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C748A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D6A89

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00807E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #177989;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 121, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.087 211.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6ba0ab',
    500: '#177989',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #177989;
$custom-light: #6ba0ab;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#177989",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.421,
    "s": 71.25,
    "l": 31.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53086,
    "c": 0.0867,
    "h": 211.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15663
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#177989

secondary

#BD513F

accent

#533AEE

background

#F6F9FA

surface

#ECF2F4

border

#C7CCCE

text

#080E10

muted

#7A7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #177989

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

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