#179E9D#179E9D
#179E9D is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.271; OKLCH L 63.5% C 0.105 H 194.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #179E9D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(23, 158, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 75%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 85%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(85.4%, 0%, 0.6%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.04, -32.82, -9.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.04, 34.06, 195.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.46% -0.1015 -0.0253) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.46% 0.105 194) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.6631, 27.0678, 36.1327) |
| Luminance | 0.2707 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.35
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.83
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 6.22
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.43
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 6.48
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#179E9D #9E1718
analogous
#179E5A #179E9D #175B9E
triadic
#179E9D #9D179E #9E9D17
tetradic
#179E9D #5A179E #9E1718 #5B9E17
square
#179E9D #5A179E #9E1718 #5B9E17
split-complementary
#179E9D #9E175B #9E5A17
monochromatic
#073333 #0F6968 #179E9D #1FD3D2 #4BE5E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.27
#179E9D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.41
#179E9D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #179E9D
6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##179E9D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##179E9D | 1.00 | 3.27 | 6.41 | 6.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#93969D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#81899E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A39D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #179e9d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 158, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.5% 0.105 194.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#72bbb9',
500: '#179e9d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #179e9d; $custom-light: #72bbb9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#179e9d",
"rgb": {
"r": 23,
"g": 158,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 179.556,
"s": 74.586,
"l": 35.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63461,
"c": 0.1046,
"h": 194
},
"luminance": 0.2707
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#179E9D
secondary
#C64A4B
accent
#3738F1
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1211
muted
#7C8180