#178E62#178E62
#178E62 is a mid, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.120 H 161.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #178E62 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(23, 142, 98) |
| HSL | hsl(158, 72%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(158, 84%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(83.8%, 0%, 31%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.30, -41.96, 14.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.30, 44.49, 160.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.42% -0.1143 0.0376) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.42% 0.12 161.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.2296, 20.4085, 14.8476) |
| Luminance | 0.2041 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Viridian
#1E9167
ΔE00 1.31
Dark Sea Green
#11875D
ΔE00 2.54
Sea Green
#2E8B57
ΔE00 3.14
Ocean Green
#3D9973
ΔE00 5.04
Jungle Green
#048243
ΔE00 6.90
Teal Green
#25A36F
ΔE00 7.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#178E62 #8E1743
analogous
#178E26 #178E62 #177F8E
triadic
#178E62 #62178E #8E6217
tetradic
#178E62 #26178E #8E1743 #7F8E17
square
#178E62 #26178E #8E1743 #7F8E17
split-complementary
#178E62 #8E177F #8E2617
monochromatic
#062519 #0E593E #178E62 #20C386 #3FE0A5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.13
#178E62 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.08
#178E62 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #178E62
5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##178E62 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##178E62 | 1.00 | 4.13 | 5.08 | 5.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8C835F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E7965
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008E82
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #178e62; /* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 142, 98); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.120 161.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6bb08e',
500: '#178e62',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #178e62; $custom-light: #6bb08e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#178e62",
"rgb": {
"r": 23,
"g": 142,
"b": 98
},
"hsl": {
"h": 157.815,
"s": 72.121,
"l": 32.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57422,
"c": 0.1203,
"h": 161.8
},
"luminance": 0.2041
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#178E62
secondary
#C04070
accent
#397CEF
background
#F7FAF8
surface
#EDF5F0
border
#C8CFCB
text
#08110C
muted
#7B807D