#177F7E#177F7E
#177F7E is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.087 H 193.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #177F7E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(23, 127, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 69%, 29%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 82%, 50%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(81.9%, 0%, 0.8%, 50.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.09, -27.48, -7.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.09, 28.49, 195.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.22% -0.0849 -0.0209) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.22% 0.087 193.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.7069, 16.8658, 22.3730) |
| Luminance | 0.1687 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal
#008080
ΔE00 0.80
Bluegreen
#017A79
ΔE00 2.02
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 3.52
Deep Aqua
#08787F
ΔE00 4.21
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 4.39
Deep Turquoise
#017374
ΔE00 4.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#177F7E #7F1718
analogous
#177F4A #177F7E #174C7F
triadic
#177F7E #7E177F #7F7E17
tetradic
#177F7E #4A177F #7F1718 #4C7F17
square
#177F7E #4A177F #7F1718 #4C7F17
split-complementary
#177F7E #7F174C #7F4A17
monochromatic
#051A1A #0E4B4B #177F7E #20B3B1 #36DBD9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.80
#177F7E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.37
#177F7E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #177F7E
4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##177F7E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##177F7E | 1.00 | 4.80 | 4.37 | 4.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#76787E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#686E7F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00837E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#727272
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #177f7e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 127, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.087 193.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6aa4a3',
500: '#177f7e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #177f7e; $custom-light: #6aa4a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#177f7e",
"rgb": {
"r": 23,
"g": 127,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 179.423,
"s": 69.333,
"l": 29.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54224,
"c": 0.08741,
"h": 193.9
},
"luminance": 0.16867
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#177F7E
secondary
#B43E3F
accent
#3C3DEC
background
#F6FAFA
surface
#ECF4F3
border
#C7CECD
text
#080F0F
muted
#7A7F7F