#17A179#17A179
#17A179 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.271; OKLCH L 63.1% C 0.125 H 166.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #17A179 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(23, 161, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(163, 75%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(163, 86%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(85.7%, 0%, 24.8%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.02, -44.18, 11.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.02, 45.58, 165.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.13% -0.1218 0.0286) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.13% 0.125 166.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.5474, 27.0503, 22.4345) |
| Luminance | 0.2705 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Bluish Green
#10A674
ΔE00 2.76
Jade
#1FA774
ΔE00 3.21
Teal Green
#25A36F
ΔE00 3.26
Ocean Green
#3D9973
ΔE00 3.41
Viridian
#1E9167
ΔE00 5.47
Greenish
#40A368
ΔE00 5.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#17A179 #A1173F
analogous
#17A134 #17A179 #1784A1
triadic
#17A179 #7917A1 #A17917
tetradic
#17A179 #3417A1 #A1173F #84A117
square
#17A179 #3417A1 #A1173F #84A117
split-complementary
#17A179 #A11784 #A13417
monochromatic
#083629 #0F6B51 #17A179 #1FD7A1 #4DE6B9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.28
#17A179 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.41
#17A179 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #17A179
6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##17A179 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##17A179 | 1.00 | 3.28 | 6.41 | 6.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.28 | 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)
#9D9577
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D897C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A296
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #17a179; /* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 161, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.1% 0.125 166.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#70be9f',
500: '#17a179',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #17a179; $custom-light: #70be9f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#17a179",
"rgb": {
"r": 23,
"g": 161,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 162.609,
"s": 75,
"l": 36.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63125,
"c": 0.12508,
"h": 166.8
},
"luminance": 0.27052
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#17A179
secondary
#C74C70
accent
#366DF2
background
#F7FBF9
surface
#EDF7F2
border
#C8D0CC
text
#09120E
muted
#7B817E