What color is #173B35?

#173B35 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #173B35?

The RGB value is 23, 59, 53: 23 red, 59 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #173B35?

The complementary color is #3B171D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #173B35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#173B35 color

#173B35 rgb(23, 59, 53)

Shades of teal

The hex color #173B35 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 23.1% green and 20.8% blue (23, 59, 53).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 44% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.26:1).

#173B35 color codes

HEX	`#173B35`
RGB	`rgb(23, 59, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 23.1%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 44%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 61%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 0%, 10%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.18, -14.72, -0.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.18, 14.72, 180.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.56, 3.567, 3.921)`
Decimal	`1522485`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #173B35, 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 #173B35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#173B35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	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 #173B35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #173b35; }
.text { color: #173b35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #173b35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 59 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #173b35, #172f3b); }

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Questions

What color is #173B35?: #173B35 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #173B35?: The RGB value is 23, 59, 53: 23 red, 59 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #173B35?: The complementary color is #3B171D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #173B35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.