#177B7A#177B7A
#177B7A is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.085 H 193.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #177B7A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(23, 123, 122) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 68%, 29%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 81%, 48%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(81.3%, 0%, 0.8%, 51.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.65, -26.76, -7.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.65, 27.74, 195.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.01% -0.0826 -0.0203) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.01% 0.085 193.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.9475, 15.7518, 20.8720) |
| Luminance | 0.1575 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Bluegreen
#017A79
ΔE00 0.86
Teal
#008080
ΔE00 1.92
Deep Turquoise
#017374
ΔE00 3.05
Dark Aquamarine
#017371
ΔE00 3.08
Deep Aqua
#08787F
ΔE00 3.55
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 4.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#177B7A #7B1718
analogous
#177B48 #177B7A #174A7B
triadic
#177B7A #7A177B #7B7A17
tetradic
#177B7A #48177B #7B1718 #4A7B17
square
#177B7A #48177B #7B1718 #4A7B17
split-complementary
#177B7A #7B174A #7B4817
monochromatic
#051A1A #0D4747 #177B7A #21AFAD #33D9D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.06
#177B7A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.15
#177B7A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #177B7A
5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##177B7A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##177B7A | 1.00 | 5.06 | 4.15 | 5.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#73747A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#656A7B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007F7A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #177b7a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 123, 122); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.085 193.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#69a1a0',
500: '#177b7a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #177b7a; $custom-light: #69a1a0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#177b7a",
"rgb": {
"r": 23,
"g": 123,
"b": 122
},
"hsl": {
"h": 179.4,
"s": 68.493,
"l": 28.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53007,
"c": 0.08509,
"h": 193.8
},
"luminance": 0.15753
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#177B7A
secondary
#B03E3F
accent
#3C3EEB
background
#F6FAF9
surface
#ECF3F2
border
#C7CDCC
text
#070F0E
muted
#7A7F7E