What color is #174348?

#174348 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #174348?

The RGB value is 23, 67, 72: 23 red, 67 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #174348?

The complementary color is #481C17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #174348?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#174348 color

#174348 rgb(23, 67, 72)

Shades of teal

The hex color #174348 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 26.3% green and 28.2% blue (23, 67, 72).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 52% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Forest (#224347), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.86:1).

#174348 color codes

HEX	`#174348`
RGB	`rgb(23, 67, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 26.3%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 52%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 68%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 7%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.76, -13.16, -7.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.76, 15.16, 209.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.53, 4.664, 6.844)`
Decimal	`1524552`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #174348, 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 #174348	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#174348 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	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 #174348 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #174348; }
.text { color: #174348; }
.border { border: 2px solid #174348; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 67 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #174348, #172b48); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #174348?: #174348 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #174348?: The RGB value is 23, 67, 72: 23 red, 67 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #174348?: The complementary color is #481C17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #174348?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.