#17A2B3#17A2B3
#17A2B3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.293; OKLCH L 65.3% C 0.109 H 208.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #17A2B3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(23, 162, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 77%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 87%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(87.2%, 9.5%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.02, -27.79, -18.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.02, 33.40, 213.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.32% -0.0956 -0.0516) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.32% 0.109 208.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.4067, 29.2747, 47.1614) |
| Luminance | 0.2928 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.43
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.90
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 9.06
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.54
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 10.35
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 10.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#17A2B3 #B32817
analogous
#17B376 #17A2B3 #1754B3
triadic
#17A2B3 #B317A2 #A2B317
tetradic
#17A2B3 #7617B3 #B32817 #54B317
square
#17A2B3 #7617B3 #B32817 #54B317
split-complementary
#17A2B3 #B31754 #B37617
monochromatic
#094047 #10717D #17A2B3 #24CEE3 #5BDAEA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.06
#17A2B3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.86
#17A2B3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #17A2B3
6.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##17A2B3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##17A2B3 | 1.00 | 3.06 | 6.86 | 6.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#929BB4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F8DB3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AAA7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #17a2b3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 162, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.3% 0.109 208.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76bec9',
500: '#17a2b3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #17a2b3; $custom-light: #76bec9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#17a2b3",
"rgb": {
"r": 23,
"g": 162,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.538,
"s": 77.228,
"l": 39.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65318,
"c": 0.10867,
"h": 208.4
},
"luminance": 0.29277
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#17A2B3
secondary
#CD6558
accent
#4934F4
background
#F7FBFC
surface
#EEF6F8
border
#C9D0D1
text
#0A1213
muted
#7C8182