#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
RGB	rgb(23, 131, 140)
HSL	hsl(185, 72%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(185, 84%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(83.6%, 6.4%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.87, -24.97, -13.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.87, 28.19, 207.65°)
OKLab	oklab(55.82% -0.0824 -0.0364)
OKLCH	oklch(55.82% 0.09 203.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.2011, 18.3065, 27.6436)
Luminance	0.1831 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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
##17838C	1.00	4.50	4.66	4.66
#FFFFFF	4.50	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.66	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.66	21.00	1.00	1.00

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

Preview Lab

Preview with #17838C

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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