#17897E#17897E
#17897E is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.196; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.095 H 184.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #17897E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(23, 137, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 71%, 31%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 83%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(83.2%, 0%, 8%, 46.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.36, -32.30, -2.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.36, 32.41, 184.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.89% -0.0951 -0.0078) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.89% 0.095 184.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.0631, 19.5782, 22.8251) |
| Luminance | 0.1958 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 2.94
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 3.52
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 4.52
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 5.29
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.33
Teal
#008080
ΔE00 5.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#17897E #891722
analogous
#178945 #17897E #175B89
triadic
#17897E #7E1789 #897E17
tetradic
#17897E #451789 #891722 #5B8917
square
#17897E #451789 #891722 #5B8917
split-complementary
#17897E #89175B #894517
monochromatic
#05201E #0E554E #17897E #20BDAE #3CDECF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.27
#17897E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.92
#17897E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #17897E
4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##17897E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##17897E | 1.00 | 4.27 | 4.92 | 4.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#82817E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#73767F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008C85
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7A7A7A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #17897e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 137, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.095 184.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6caca3',
500: '#17897e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #17897e; $custom-light: #6caca3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#17897e",
"rgb": {
"r": 23,
"g": 137,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.211,
"s": 71.25,
"l": 31.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56886,
"c": 0.09547,
"h": 184.7
},
"luminance": 0.1958
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#17897E
secondary
#BD3F4B
accent
#3A4BEE
background
#F7FAFA
surface
#EDF4F3
border
#C8CECD
text
#08100F
muted
#7B7F7F