#177E73#177E73
#177E73 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.089 H 183.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #177E73 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(23, 126, 115) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 69%, 29%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 82%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(81.7%, 0%, 8.7%, 50.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.42, -30.38, -2.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.42, 30.44, 183.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.56% -0.0892 -0.006) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.56% 0.089 183.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.9072, 16.3403, 18.7955) |
| Luminance | 0.1634 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Bluegreen
#017A79
ΔE00 4.35
Teal
#008080
ΔE00 4.66
Dark Aquamarine
#017371
ΔE00 5.31
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 5.71
Deep Turquoise
#017374
ΔE00 6.26
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 6.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#177E73 #7E1722
analogous
#177E40 #177E73 #17567E
triadic
#177E73 #73177E #7E7317
tetradic
#177E73 #40177E #7E1722 #567E17
square
#177E73 #40177E #7E1722 #567E17
split-complementary
#177E73 #7E1756 #7E4017
monochromatic
#051A18 #0E4A44 #177E73 #20B2A2 #35DAC9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.92
#177E73 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.27
#177E73 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #177E73
4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##177E73 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##177E73 | 1.00 | 4.92 | 4.27 | 4.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#777673
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6A6C74
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00817B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#707070
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #177e73; /* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 126, 115); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.089 183.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#69a49b',
500: '#177e73',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #177e73; $custom-light: #69a49b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#177e73",
"rgb": {
"r": 23,
"g": 126,
"b": 115
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.592,
"s": 69.128,
"l": 29.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53562,
"c": 0.08936,
"h": 183.8
},
"luminance": 0.16342
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#177E73
secondary
#B33E4B
accent
#3C4FEC
background
#F6FAF9
surface
#ECF4F2
border
#C7CECC
text
#070F0E
muted
#7A7F7E