#177B6D#177B6D

#177B6D is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.089 H 180.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#177B6D
RGB	rgb(23, 123, 109)
HSL	hsl(172, 68%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(172, 81%, 48%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.3%, 0%, 11.4%, 51.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.25, -30.73, -0.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.25, 30.73, 180.34°)
OKLab	oklab(52.55% -0.089 -0.001)
OKLCH	oklch(52.55% 0.089 180.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.1952, 15.4509, 16.9100)
Luminance	0.1545 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#177B6D #7B1725

analogous

#177B3B #177B6D #17577B

triadic

#177B6D #6D177B #7B6D17

tetradic

#177B6D #3B177B #7B1725 #577B17

square

#177B6D #3B177B #7B1725 #577B17

split-complementary

#177B6D #7B1757 #7B3B17

monochromatic

#051A17 #0D473F #177B6D #21AF9B #33D9C2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#177B6D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#177B6D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #177B6D

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##177B6D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##177B6D	1.00	5.13	4.09	5.13
#FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#75736C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#686A6E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #177b6d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 123, 109);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.089 180.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#68a296',
    500: '#177b6d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #177b6d;
$custom-light: #68a296;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#177b6d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 123,
    "b": 109
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 171.6,
    "s": 68.493,
    "l": 28.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52546,
    "c": 0.08901,
    "h": 180.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15452
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#177B6D

secondary

#B03E4E

accent

#3C55EB

background

#F6FAF9

surface

#ECF3F2

border

#C7CDCC

text

#070F0D

muted

#7A7F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #177B6D

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

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