What color is #174948?

#174948 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Dark Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #174948?

The RGB value is 23, 73, 72: 23 red, 73 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #174948?

The complementary color is #491718, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #174948?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#174948 color

#174948 rgb(23, 73, 72)

Shades of teal

The hex color #174948 is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 28.6% green and 28.2% blue (23, 73, 72).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 52% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Dark Teal (#014D4E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.08:1).

#174948 color codes

HEX	`#174948`
RGB	`rgb(23, 73, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 28.6%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 52%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 68%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 0%, 1%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.89, -16.63, -4.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.89, 17.19, 194.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.905, 5.415, 6.969)`
Decimal	`1526088`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #174948, 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 #174948	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#174948 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	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 #174948 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #174948; }
.text { color: #174948; }
.border { border: 2px solid #174948; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 73 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #174948, #173149); }

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Questions

What color is #174948?: #174948 is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Dark Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #174948?: The RGB value is 23, 73, 72: 23 red, 73 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #174948?: The complementary color is #491718, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #174948?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.