What color is #174646?

#174646 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 #174646?

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

What is the complementary color of #174646?

The complementary color is #461717, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #174646?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#174646 color

#174646 rgb(23, 70, 70)

Shades of teal

The hex color #174646 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 51% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.5:1).

#174646 color codes

HEX	`#174646`
RGB	`rgb(23, 70, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 27.5%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 51%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 67%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 0%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.75, -15.59, -4.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.75, 16.29, 196.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.649, 5.004, 6.567)`
Decimal	`1525318`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #174646, 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 #174646	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#174646 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	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 #174646 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #174646; }
.text { color: #174646; }
.border { border: 2px solid #174646; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 70 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #174646, #172f46); }

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Questions

What color is #174646?: #174646 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 #174646?: The RGB value is 23, 70, 70: 23 red, 70 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #174646?: The complementary color is #461717, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #174646?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.