#17A095#17A095
#17A095 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.275; OKLCH L 63.7% C 0.108 H 186.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #17A095 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(23, 160, 149) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 75%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 86%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(85.6%, 0%, 6.9%, 37.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.43, -36.15, -3.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.43, 36.37, 186.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.7% -0.1072 -0.0114) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.7% 0.108 186.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.3463, 27.4913, 32.7674) |
| Luminance | 0.2749 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 1.87
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.38
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 4.49
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.61
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.48
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 6.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#17A095 #A01722
analogous
#17A050 #17A095 #1767A0
triadic
#17A095 #9517A0 #A09517
tetradic
#17A095 #5017A0 #A01722 #67A017
square
#17A095 #5017A0 #A01722 #67A017
split-complementary
#17A095 #A01767 #A05017
monochromatic
#083531 #0F6A63 #17A095 #1FD6C7 #4CE5D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.23
#17A095 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.50
#17A095 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #17A095
6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##17A095 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##17A095 | 1.00 | 3.23 | 6.50 | 6.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#979695
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#868A96
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A49C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #17a095; /* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 160, 149); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.7% 0.108 186.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#72bdb4',
500: '#17a095',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #17a095; $custom-light: #72bdb4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#17a095",
"rgb": {
"r": 23,
"g": 160,
"b": 149
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.182,
"s": 74.863,
"l": 35.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63698,
"c": 0.10776,
"h": 186.1
},
"luminance": 0.27494
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#17A095
secondary
#C74C56
accent
#3645F1
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#091211
muted
#7B8180