What color is #173537?

#173537 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #173537?

The RGB value is 23, 53, 55: 23 red, 53 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #173537?

The complementary color is #371917, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #173537?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#173537 color

#173537 rgb(23, 53, 55)

Shades of gray

The hex color #173537 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 20.8% green and 21.6% blue (23, 53, 55).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 41% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Elite Teal (#133337), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.12:1).

#173537 color codes

HEX	`#173537`
RGB	`rgb(23, 53, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 20.8%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 41%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 58%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 4%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.06, -10.48, -4.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.06, 11.49, 204.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.316, 3.004, 4.071)`
Decimal	`1520951`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #173537, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #173537	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#173537 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #173537 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #173537; }
.text { color: #173537; }
.border { border: 2px solid #173537; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 53 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #173537, #172537); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #173537?: #173537 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #173537?: The RGB value is 23, 53, 55: 23 red, 53 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #173537?: The complementary color is #371917, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #173537?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.