What color is #173E44?

#173E44 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Harbour. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #173E44?

The RGB value is 23, 62, 68: 23 red, 62 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #173E44?

The complementary color is #441D17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #173E44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#173E44 color

#173E44 rgb(23, 62, 68)

Shades of teal

The hex color #173E44 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 24.3% green and 26.7% blue (23, 62, 68).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 49% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Harbour (#1C3D44), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.61:1).

#173E44 color codes

HEX	`#173E44`
RGB	`rgb(23, 62, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 24.3%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 49%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 66%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 9%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.82, -11.55, -7.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.82, 13.94, 214.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.119, 4.044, 6.084)`
Decimal	`1523268`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #173E44, 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 #173E44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#173E44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	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 #173E44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #173e44; }
.text { color: #173e44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #173e44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 62 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #173e44, #172844); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #173E44?: #173E44 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Harbour. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #173E44?: The RGB value is 23, 62, 68: 23 red, 62 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #173E44?: The complementary color is #441D17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #173E44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.