#17A0B3#17A0B3
#17A0B3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.286; OKLCH L 64.8% C 0.108 H 210.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #17A0B3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(23, 160, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 77%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 87%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(87.2%, 10.6%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.41, -26.79, -19.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.41, 33.11, 216.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.82% -0.0937 -0.0543) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.82% 0.108 210.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.0572, 28.5757, 47.0449) |
| Luminance | 0.2858 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.05
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.24
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 8.28
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 10.09
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 10.44
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 10.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#17A0B3 #B32A17
analogous
#17B378 #17A0B3 #1752B3
triadic
#17A0B3 #B317A0 #A0B317
tetradic
#17A0B3 #7817B3 #B32A17 #52B317
square
#17A0B3 #7817B3 #B32A17 #52B317
split-complementary
#17A0B3 #B31752 #B37817
monochromatic
#093F47 #10707D #17A0B3 #24CCE3 #5BD8EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.13
#17A0B3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.72
#17A0B3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #17A0B3
6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##17A0B3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##17A0B3 | 1.00 | 3.13 | 6.72 | 6.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#909AB4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C8BB3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A8A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #17a0b3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 160, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.8% 0.108 210.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76bcc9',
500: '#17a0b3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #17a0b3; $custom-light: #76bcc9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#17a0b3",
"rgb": {
"r": 23,
"g": 160,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.308,
"s": 77.228,
"l": 39.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64818,
"c": 0.10832,
"h": 210.1
},
"luminance": 0.28578
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#17A0B3
secondary
#CD6758
accent
#4B34F4
background
#F7FBFC
surface
#EEF6F8
border
#C9D0D1
text
#0A1213
muted
#7C8182