What color is #174149?

#174149 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Harbour. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #174149?

The RGB value is 23, 65, 73: 23 red, 65 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #174149?

The complementary color is #491F17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #174149?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#174149 color

#174149 rgb(23, 65, 73)

Shades of teal

The hex color #174149 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 25.5% green and 28.6% blue (23, 65, 73).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 52% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Harbour (#1C3D44), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.12:1).

#174149 color codes

HEX	`#174149`
RGB	`rgb(23, 65, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 25.5%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 52%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 68%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 11%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.09, -11.61, -9.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.09, 14.82, 218.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.446, 4.443, 6.978)`
Decimal	`1524041`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #174149, 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 #174149	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#174149 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	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 #174149 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #174149; }
.text { color: #174149; }
.border { border: 2px solid #174149; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 65 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #174149, #172849); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #174149?: #174149 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Harbour. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #174149?: The RGB value is 23, 65, 73: 23 red, 65 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #174149?: The complementary color is #491F17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #174149?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.