What color is #174643?

#174643 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #174643?

The RGB value is 23, 70, 67: 23 red, 70 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #174643?

The complementary color is #46171A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #174643?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#174643 color

#174643 rgb(23, 70, 67)

Shades of teal

The hex color #174643 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 27.5% green and 26.3% blue (23, 70, 67).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 51% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.53:1).

#174643 color codes

HEX	`#174643`
RGB	`rgb(23, 70, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 27.5%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 51%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 67%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 0%, 4%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.64, -16.57, -2.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.64, 16.82, 190.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.556, 4.967, 6.08)`
Decimal	`1525315`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #174643, 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 #174643	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#174643 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #174643 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #174643; }
.text { color: #174643; }
.border { border: 2px solid #174643; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 70 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #174643, #173246); }

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Questions

What color is #174643?: #174643 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #174643?: The RGB value is 23, 70, 67: 23 red, 70 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #174643?: The complementary color is #46171A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #174643?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.