#177A7E#177A7E
#177A7E is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.084 H 199.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #177A7E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(23, 122, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 69%, 29%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 82%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(81.7%, 3.2%, 0%, 50.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.45, -24.97, -9.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.45, 26.88, 201.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.89% -0.0797 -0.0277) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.89% 0.084 199.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.0771, 15.6062, 22.1631) |
| Luminance | 0.1561 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Deep Aqua
#08787F
ΔE00 1.45
Bluegreen
#017A79
ΔE00 2.53
Teal
#008080
ΔE00 2.96
Deep Turquoise
#017374
ΔE00 3.10
Dark Aquamarine
#017371
ΔE00 3.95
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 5.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#177A7E #7E1B17
analogous
#177E4F #177A7E #17477E
triadic
#177A7E #7E177A #7A7E17
tetradic
#177A7E #4F177E #7E1B17 #477E17
square
#177A7E #4F177E #7E1B17 #477E17
split-complementary
#177A7E #7E1747 #7E4F17
monochromatic
#05191A #0E484A #177A7E #20ACB2 #35D4DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.10
#177A7E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.12
#177A7E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #177A7E
5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##177A7E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##177A7E | 1.00 | 5.10 | 4.12 | 5.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#70747E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#626A7E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007F7B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #177a7e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 122, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.084 199.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#69a1a3',
500: '#177a7e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #177a7e; $custom-light: #69a1a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#177a7e",
"rgb": {
"r": 23,
"g": 122,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.33,
"s": 69.128,
"l": 29.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52894,
"c": 0.08436,
"h": 199.2
},
"luminance": 0.15608
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#177A7E
secondary
#B3433E
accent
#433CEC
background
#F6F9FA
surface
#ECF2F3
border
#C7CCCD
text
#070F0F
muted
#7A7E7F