#17887E#17887E
#17887E is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.193; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.095 H 185.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #17887E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(23, 136, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 71%, 31%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 83%, 53%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(83.1%, 0%, 7.4%, 46.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.03, -31.83, -3.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.03, 31.99, 185.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.62% -0.0941 -0.0091) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.62% 0.095 185.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.9216, 19.2952, 22.7779) |
| Luminance | 0.1930 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 2.70
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 3.93
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 4.23
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 4.90
Teal
#008080
ΔE00 4.92
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#17887E #881721
analogous
#178845 #17887E #175988
triadic
#17887E #7E1788 #887E17
tetradic
#17887E #451788 #881721 #598817
square
#17887E #451788 #881721 #598817
split-complementary
#17887E #881759 #884517
monochromatic
#051F1D #0E544D #17887E #20BCAE #3BDED0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.32
#17887E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.86
#17887E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #17887E
4.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##17887E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##17887E | 1.00 | 4.32 | 4.86 | 4.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#81807E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#72757F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008B85
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7A7A7A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #17887e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 136, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.095 185.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6caba3',
500: '#17887e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #17887e; $custom-light: #6caba3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#17887e",
"rgb": {
"r": 23,
"g": 136,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.69,
"s": 71.069,
"l": 31.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5662,
"c": 0.09456,
"h": 185.5
},
"luminance": 0.19297
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#17887E
secondary
#BC3F4A
accent
#3A4AEE
background
#F7FAFA
surface
#EDF4F3
border
#C8CECD
text
#08100F
muted
#7B7F7F