#17838C#17838C

#17838C is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.090 H 203.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#17838C
RGBrgb(23, 131, 140)
HSLhsl(185, 72%, 32%)
HSVhsv(185, 84%, 55%)
CMYKcmyk(83.6%, 6.4%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LABlab(49.87, -24.97, -13.08)
CIE-LCHlch(49.87, 28.19, 207.65°)
OKLaboklab(55.82% -0.0824 -0.0364)
OKLCHoklch(55.82% 0.09 203.8)
XYZxyz(13.2011, 18.3065, 27.6436)
Luminance0.1831 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#17838C #8C2017
analogous
#178C5A #17838C #17498C
triadic
#17838C #8C1783 #838C17
tetradic
#17838C #5A178C #8C2017 #498C17
square
#17838C #5A178C #8C2017 #498C17
split-complementary
#17838C #8C1749 #8C5A17
monochromatic
#062123 #0E5257 #17838C #20B4C1 #3ED3DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.50
#17838C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.66
#17838C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #17838C
4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##17838C#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##17838C1.004.504.664.66
#FFFFFF4.501.0021.0021.00
#0000004.6621.001.001.00
##0000004.6621.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#787D8D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#68728C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008986
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #17838c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 131, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.090 203.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6ca7ad',
    500: '#17838c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #17838c;
$custom-light: #6ca7ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#17838c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 131,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.615,
    "s": 71.779,
    "l": 31.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55824,
    "c": 0.09012,
    "h": 203.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.18308
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#17838C
secondary
#BF493F
accent
#4739EF
background
#F7FAFA
surface
#EDF4F4
border
#C8CECE
text
#080F10
muted
#7B7F7F

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#17838C Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva