What color is #173E3C?

#173E3C is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #173E3C?

The RGB value is 23, 62, 60: 23 red, 62 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #173E3C?

The complementary color is #3E1719, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #173E3C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#173E3C color

#173E3C rgb(23, 62, 60)

Shades of teal

The hex color #173E3C is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 24.3% green and 23.5% blue (23, 62, 60).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 46% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.73:1).

#173E3C color codes

HEX	`#173E3C`
RGB	`rgb(23, 62, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 24.3%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 46%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 63%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 0%, 3%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.52, -14.25, -2.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.52, 14.55, 191.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.891, 3.953, 4.885)`
Decimal	`1523260`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #173E3C, 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 #173E3C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#173E3C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	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 #173E3C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #173e3c; }
.text { color: #173e3c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #173e3c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 62 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #173e3c, #172d3e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #173E3C?: #173E3C is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #173E3C?: The RGB value is 23, 62, 60: 23 red, 62 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #173E3C?: The complementary color is #3E1719, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #173E3C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.