#17A18A#17A18A
#17A18A is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.275; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.114 H 177.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #17A18A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(23, 161, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 75%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 86%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(85.7%, 0%, 14.3%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.44, -39.73, 2.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.44, 39.79, 176.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.61% -0.1134 0.0054) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.61% 0.114 177.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.6833, 27.5046, 28.4167) |
| Luminance | 0.2751 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 3.84
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.53
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.16
Ocean Green
#3D9973
ΔE00 6.47
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.49
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#17A18A #A1172E
analogous
#17A145 #17A18A #1773A1
triadic
#17A18A #8A17A1 #A18A17
tetradic
#17A18A #4517A1 #A1172E #73A117
square
#17A18A #4517A1 #A1172E #73A117
split-complementary
#17A18A #A11773 #A14517
monochromatic
#08362E #0F6B5C #17A18A #1FD7B8 #4DE6CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.23
#17A18A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.50
#17A18A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #17A18A
6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##17A18A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##17A18A | 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)
#9A9689
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#898A8C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A39A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #17a18a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 161, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.114 177.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#71bdac',
500: '#17a18a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #17a18a; $custom-light: #71bdac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#17a18a",
"rgb": {
"r": 23,
"g": 161,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170,
"s": 75,
"l": 36.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63606,
"c": 0.11355,
"h": 177.3
},
"luminance": 0.27507
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#17A18A
secondary
#C74C61
accent
#3655F2
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF7F4
border
#C9D0CE
text
#091210
muted
#7B817F