#17A094#17A094
#17A094 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.275; OKLCH L 63.7% C 0.108 H 185.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #17A094 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(23, 160, 148) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 75%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 86%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(85.6%, 0%, 7.5%, 37.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.40, -36.44, -3.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.40, 36.61, 185.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.67% -0.1076 -0.0099) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.67% 0.108 185.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.2668, 27.4595, 32.3487) |
| Luminance | 0.2746 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 1.72
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.56
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 4.40
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.73
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.41
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 6.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#17A094 #A01723
analogous
#17A050 #17A094 #1767A0
triadic
#17A094 #9417A0 #A09417
tetradic
#17A094 #5017A0 #A01723 #67A017
square
#17A094 #5017A0 #A01723 #67A017
split-complementary
#17A094 #A01767 #A05017
monochromatic
#083531 #0F6A63 #17A094 #1FD6C5 #4CE5D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.23
#17A094 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.49
#17A094 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #17A094
6.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##17A094 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##17A094 | 1.00 | 3.23 | 6.49 | 6.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#979694
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#868A95
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A49C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #17a094; /* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 160, 148); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.7% 0.108 185.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#72bdb3',
500: '#17a094',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #17a094; $custom-light: #72bdb3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#17a094",
"rgb": {
"r": 23,
"g": 160,
"b": 148
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.745,
"s": 74.863,
"l": 35.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63665,
"c": 0.1081,
"h": 185.3
},
"luminance": 0.27462
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#17A094
secondary
#C74C57
accent
#3647F1
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#091211
muted
#7B8180