#177F7F#177F7F
#177F7F is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.087 H 194.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #177F7F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(23, 127, 127) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 69%, 29%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 82%, 50%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(81.9%, 0%, 0%, 50.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.12, -27.16, -8.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.12, 28.33, 196.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.26% -0.0844 -0.0224) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.26% 0.087 194.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.7717, 16.8917, 22.7146) |
| Luminance | 0.1689 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal
#008080
ΔE00 0.78
Bluegreen
#017A79
ΔE00 2.11
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 3.39
Deep Aqua
#08787F
ΔE00 3.89
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 4.37
Deep Turquoise
#017374
ΔE00 4.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#177F7F #7F1717
analogous
#177F4B #177F7F #174B7F
triadic
#177F7F #7F177F #7F7F17
tetradic
#177F7F #4B177F #7F1717 #4B7F17
square
#177F7F #4B177F #7F1717 #4B7F17
split-complementary
#177F7F #7F174B #7F4B17
monochromatic
#051A1A #0E4B4B #177F7F #20B3B3 #36DBDB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.80
#177F7F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.38
#177F7F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #177F7F
4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##177F7F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##177F7F | 1.00 | 4.80 | 4.38 | 4.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#76787F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#686E80
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00837F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#727272
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #177f7f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 127, 127); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.087 194.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6aa4a4',
500: '#177f7f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #177f7f; $custom-light: #6aa4a4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#177f7f",
"rgb": {
"r": 23,
"g": 127,
"b": 127
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180,
"s": 69.333,
"l": 29.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54262,
"c": 0.08732,
"h": 194.9
},
"luminance": 0.16893
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#177F7F
secondary
#B43E3E
accent
#3C3CEC
background
#F6FAFA
surface
#ECF4F4
border
#C7CECE
text
#080F0F
muted
#7A7F7F