What color is #174041?

#174041 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #174041?

The RGB value is 23, 64, 65: 23 red, 64 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #174041?

The complementary color is #411817, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #174041?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#174041 color

#174041 rgb(23, 64, 65)

Shades of teal

The hex color #174041 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 25.1% green and 25.5% blue (23, 64, 65).

Its hue angle is 181°, with 48% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Forest (#224347), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.38:1).

#174041 color codes

HEX	`#174041`
RGB	`rgb(23, 64, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 25.1%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(181, 48%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(181, 65%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 2%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.42, -13.77, -4.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.42, 14.63, 199.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.14, 4.23, 5.651)`
Decimal	`1523777`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #174041, 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 #174041	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#174041 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	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 #174041 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #174041; }
.text { color: #174041; }
.border { border: 2px solid #174041; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 64 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #174041, #172b41); }

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Questions

What color is #174041?: #174041 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #174041?: The RGB value is 23, 64, 65: 23 red, 64 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #174041?: The complementary color is #411817, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #174041?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.