#179692#179692
#179692 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.241; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.101 H 191.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #179692 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(23, 150, 146) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 73%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 85%, 59%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(84.7%, 0%, 2.7%, 41.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.16, -32.40, -7.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.16, 33.17, 192.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61% -0.0987 -0.0199) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61% 0.101 191.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.4455, 24.0681, 30.9674) |
| Luminance | 0.2407 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 2.63
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 3.75
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 3.83
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 3.86
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 4.12
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#179692 #96171B
analogous
#179653 #179692 #175B96
triadic
#179692 #921796 #969217
tetradic
#179692 #531796 #96171B #5B9617
square
#179692 #531796 #96171B #5B9617
split-complementary
#179692 #96175B #965317
monochromatic
#072C2B #0F615E #179692 #1FCBC6 #45E2DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.61
#179692 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.81
#179692 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #179692
5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##179692 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##179692 | 1.00 | 3.61 | 5.81 | 5.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8C8E92
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C8193
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009B94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #179692; /* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 150, 146); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.101 191.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#70b5b1',
500: '#179692',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #179692; $custom-light: #70b5b1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#179692",
"rgb": {
"r": 23,
"g": 150,
"b": 146
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.11,
"s": 73.41,
"l": 33.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61001,
"c": 0.10069,
"h": 191.4
},
"luminance": 0.2407
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#179692
secondary
#C34549
accent
#383EF0
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EDF6F5
border
#C8D0CF
text
#091110
muted
#7B807F