#17A3B3#17A3B3
#17A3B3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.296; OKLCH L 65.6% C 0.109 H 207.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #17A3B3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(23, 163, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 77%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 87%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(87.2%, 8.9%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.33, -28.28, -18.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.33, 33.55, 212.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.57% -0.0965 -0.0503) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.57% 0.109 207.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.5836, 29.6284, 47.2204) |
| Luminance | 0.2963 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.18
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.77
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.29
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 9.46
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 10.00
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 10.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#17A3B3 #B32717
analogous
#17B375 #17A3B3 #1755B3
triadic
#17A3B3 #B317A3 #A3B317
tetradic
#17A3B3 #7517B3 #B32717 #55B317
square
#17A3B3 #7517B3 #B32717 #55B317
split-complementary
#17A3B3 #B31755 #B37517
monochromatic
#094047 #10727D #17A3B3 #24CFE3 #5BDBEA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.03
#17A3B3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.93
#17A3B3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #17A3B3
6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##17A3B3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##17A3B3 | 1.00 | 3.03 | 6.93 | 6.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#949CB4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#808EB3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ABA8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #17a3b3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 163, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.6% 0.109 207.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76bec9',
500: '#17a3b3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #17a3b3; $custom-light: #76bec9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#17a3b3",
"rgb": {
"r": 23,
"g": 163,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.154,
"s": 77.228,
"l": 39.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65568,
"c": 0.10888,
"h": 207.5
},
"luminance": 0.29631
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#17A3B3
secondary
#CD6458
accent
#4834F4
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0A1213
muted
#7C8182