#179080#179080
#179080 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.217; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.101 H 181.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #179080 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(23, 144, 128) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 72%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 84%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(84%, 0%, 11.1%, 43.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.69, -34.95, -0.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.69, 34.96, 180.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.81% -0.1013 -0.0017) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.81% 0.101 181) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.2209, 21.6854, 23.8541) |
| Luminance | 0.2169 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 1.66
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 3.97
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 4.89
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 4.89
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.52
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 6.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#179080 #901727
analogous
#179043 #179080 #176390
triadic
#179080 #801790 #908017
tetradic
#179080 #431790 #901727 #639017
square
#179080 #431790 #901727 #639017
split-complementary
#179080 #901763 #904317
monochromatic
#062622 #0F5B51 #179080 #1FC5AF #41E1CB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.93
#179080 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.34
#179080 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #179080
5.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##179080 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##179080 | 1.00 | 3.93 | 5.34 | 5.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#89877F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A7C81
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00938B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #179080; /* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 144, 128); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.101 181.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#6db1a4',
500: '#179080',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #179080; $custom-light: #6db1a4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#179080",
"rgb": {
"r": 23,
"g": 144,
"b": 128
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.066,
"s": 72.455,
"l": 32.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58812,
"c": 0.10131,
"h": 181
},
"luminance": 0.21687
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#179080
secondary
#C14253
accent
#3951EF
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EDF6F4
border
#C8D0CE
text
#08110F
muted
#7B807F