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#17605c color: Empress Teal

#17605c is rgb(23, 96, 92) in RGB and oklch(44.504% 0.06905 189.537) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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177°
100%

44.5%
0.069
190°
  • Teal
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • teal-800
  • Black 62%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.33:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.86:1Hard to read
Lc 19

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About #17605c

#17605c is a soft dark teal color. In OKLCH it has 44.5% lightness, 0.069 chroma and a hue of 190°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.33:1 contrast and black text 2.86:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Empress Teal (#10605a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-800.

More dark teal colors

Lighter: #17605c mixed with white

  1. 17605c
  2. 346f6b
  3. 4b7e7a
  4. 618d8a
  5. 779d9a
  6. 8dadaa
  7. a4bdba
  8. bacdcb
  9. d1dddc
  10. e8eeed

Darker: #17605c mixed with black

  1. 17605c
  2. 12524f
  3. 0e4542
  4. 0a3836
  5. 062c2a
  6. 04201f
  7. 021514
  8. 010a0a
  9. 000303
  10. 000000

Calmer: #17605c with less saturation

  1. 17605c
  2. 225f5b
  3. 2b5e5a
  4. 325d5a
  5. 385b59
  6. 3d5a58
  7. 425957
  8. 475856
  9. 4c5655
  10. 505555

Questions about #17605c

What color is #17605c?

#17605c is soft dark teal. The closest named color is Empress Teal. In RGB it is rgb(23, 96, 92), in HSL hsl(176.71, 61.34%, 23.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(44.504% 0.06905 189.537).

What colors go well with #17605c?

The complementary color of #17605c is #75434b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2e6046 and #1c5d6e. The triadic partners are #5f4971 and #6d4d26.

Is white or black text more readable on #17605c?

White text reads better on #17605c: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and black gives 2.86:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #17605c a warm or cool color?

#17605c is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 190 degrees, its lightness 44.5% and its chroma 0.069.