#17B498#17B498
#17B498 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.351; OKLCH L 69.0% C 0.126 H 175.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #17B498 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(23, 180, 152) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 77%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 87%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(87.2%, 0%, 15.6%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.82, -44.10, 3.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.82, 44.25, 175.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.96% -0.1252 0.0091) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.96% 0.126 175.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.3391, 35.0888, 35.2951) |
| Luminance | 0.3509 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.37
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.63
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.51
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.88
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 6.52
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#17B498 #B41733
analogous
#17B449 #17B498 #1782B4
triadic
#17B498 #9817B4 #B49817
tetradic
#17B498 #4917B4 #B41733 #82B417
square
#17B498 #4917B4 #B41733 #82B417
split-complementary
#17B498 #B41782 #B44917
monochromatic
#09473C #107E6A #17B498 #25E3C1 #5BEAD1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.62
#17B498 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.02
#17B498 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #17B498
8.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##17B498 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##17B498 | 1.00 | 2.62 | 8.02 | 8.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ADA897
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A9A9A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B6AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #17b498; /* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 180, 152); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.0% 0.126 175.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76cbb6',
500: '#17b498',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #17b498; $custom-light: #76cbb6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#17b498",
"rgb": {
"r": 23,
"g": 180,
"b": 152
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.299,
"s": 77.34,
"l": 39.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68955,
"c": 0.12551,
"h": 175.9
},
"luminance": 0.35092
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#17B498
secondary
#CE596E
accent
#3456F4
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF9F6
border
#CAD2D0
text
#0A1311
muted
#7C8280