#17A18C#17A18C
#17A18C is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.276; OKLCH L 63.7% C 0.112 H 178.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #17A18C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(23, 161, 140) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 75%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 86%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(85.7%, 0%, 13%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.49, -39.17, 1.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.49, 39.19, 178.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.67% -0.1124 0.0026) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.67% 0.112 178.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.8294, 27.5630, 29.1864) |
| Luminance | 0.2757 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 3.27
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.19
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.93
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.38
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.51
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#17A18C #A1172C
analogous
#17A147 #17A18C #1771A1
triadic
#17A18C #8C17A1 #A18C17
tetradic
#17A18C #4717A1 #A1172C #71A117
square
#17A18C #4717A1 #A1172C #71A117
split-complementary
#17A18C #A11771 #A14717
monochromatic
#08362F #0F6B5D #17A18C #1FD7BB #4DE6CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.22
#17A18C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.51
#17A18C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #17A18C
6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##17A18C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##17A18C | 1.00 | 3.22 | 6.51 | 6.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.22 | 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)
#9A978B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#898A8E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A49B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #17a18c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 161, 140); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.7% 0.112 178.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#71bdad',
500: '#17a18c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #17a18c; $custom-light: #71bdad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#17a18c",
"rgb": {
"r": 23,
"g": 161,
"b": 140
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.87,
"s": 75,
"l": 36.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63668,
"c": 0.11248,
"h": 178.7
},
"luminance": 0.27565
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#17A18C
secondary
#C74C5F
accent
#3653F2
background
#F7FBFA
surface
#EEF7F4
border
#C9D0CE
text
#091210
muted
#7B817F