What color is #174745?

#174745 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 #174745?

The RGB value is 23, 71, 69: 23 red, 71 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #174745?

The complementary color is #471719, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #174745?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#174745 color

#174745 rgb(23, 71, 69)

Shades of teal

The hex color #174745 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 27.8% green and 27.1% blue (23, 71, 69).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 51% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.38:1).

#174745 color codes

HEX	`#174745`
RGB	`rgb(23, 71, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 27.8%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 51%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 68%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 0%, 3%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.07, -16.48, -3.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.07, 16.87, 192.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.68, 5.118, 6.423)`
Decimal	`1525573`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #174745, 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 #174745	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#174745 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	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 #174745 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #174745; }
.text { color: #174745; }
.border { border: 2px solid #174745; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 71 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #174745, #173147); }

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Questions

What color is #174745?: #174745 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 #174745?: The RGB value is 23, 71, 69: 23 red, 71 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #174745?: The complementary color is #471719, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #174745?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.