#179DA0#179DA0

#179DA0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.268; OKLCH L 63.3% C 0.104 H 197.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#179DA0
RGB	rgb(23, 157, 160)
HSL	hsl(181, 75%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(181, 86%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(85.6%, 1.9%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.82, -31.41, -11.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.82, 33.32, 199.50°)
OKLab	oklab(63.32% -0.0991 -0.0309)
OKLCH	oklch(63.32% 0.104 197.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.7525, 26.8317, 37.4416)
Luminance	0.2683 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#179DA0 #A01A17

analogous

#17A05E #179DA0 #1758A0

triadic

#179DA0 #A0179D #9DA017

tetradic

#179DA0 #5E17A0 #A01A17 #58A017

square

#179DA0 #5E17A0 #A01A17 #58A017

split-complementary

#179DA0 #A01758 #A05E17

monochromatic

#083435 #0F686A #179DA0 #1FD2D6 #4CE2E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.30

#179DA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.37

#179DA0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #179DA0

6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##179DA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##179DA0	1.00	3.30	6.37	6.37
#FFFFFF	3.30	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.37	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.37	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9195A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F88A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A39E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8D8D8D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #179da0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 157, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.3% 0.104 197.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73babc',
    500: '#179da0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #179da0;
$custom-light: #73babc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#179da0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 23,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.314,
    "s": 74.863,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63315,
    "c": 0.10386,
    "h": 197.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.26834
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#179DA0

secondary

#C74E4C

accent

#3A36F1

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#0A1212

muted

#7C8181

Preview Lab

Preview with #179DA0

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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