#17A18B#17A18B
#17A18B is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.275; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.113 H 178.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #17A18B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(23, 161, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 75%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 86%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(85.7%, 0%, 13.7%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.47, -39.45, 1.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.47, 39.49, 177.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.64% -0.1129 0.004) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.64% 0.113 178) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.7560, 27.5337, 28.7998) |
| Luminance | 0.2754 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 3.55
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.36
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.21
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.26
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.60
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#17A18B #A1172D
analogous
#17A146 #17A18B #1772A1
triadic
#17A18B #8B17A1 #A18B17
tetradic
#17A18B #4617A1 #A1172D #72A117
square
#17A18B #4617A1 #A1172D #72A117
split-complementary
#17A18B #A11772 #A14617
monochromatic
#08362F #0F6B5D #17A18B #1FD7B9 #4DE6CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.23
#17A18B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.51
#17A18B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #17A18B
6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##17A18B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##17A18B | 1.00 | 3.23 | 6.51 | 6.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9A968A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#898A8D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A49A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #17a18b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 161, 139); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.113 178.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#71bdac',
500: '#17a18b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #17a18b; $custom-light: #71bdac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#17a18b",
"rgb": {
"r": 23,
"g": 161,
"b": 139
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.435,
"s": 75,
"l": 36.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63637,
"c": 0.11301,
"h": 178
},
"luminance": 0.27536
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#17A18B
secondary
#C74C60
accent
#3654F2
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF7F4
border
#C9D0CE
text
#091210
muted
#7B817F