What color is #174A42?

#174A42 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #174A42?

The RGB value is 23, 74, 66: 23 red, 74 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #174A42?

The complementary color is #4A171F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #174A42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#174A42 color

#174A42 rgb(23, 74, 66)

Shades of teal

The hex color #174A42 is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 29% green and 25.9% blue (23, 74, 66).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 53% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 69% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Forest (#024A43), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.03:1).

#174A42 color codes

HEX	`#174A42`
RGB	`rgb(23, 74, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 29%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 53%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 69%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(69%, 0%, 11%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.04, -19.09, -0.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.04, 19.09, 180.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.785, 5.473, 6.01)`
Decimal	`1526338`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #174A42, 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 #174A42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#174A42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	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 #174A42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #174a42; }
.text { color: #174a42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #174a42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 74 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #174a42, #17384a); }

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Questions

What color is #174A42?: #174A42 is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #174A42?: The RGB value is 23, 74, 66: 23 red, 74 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #174A42?: The complementary color is #4A171F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #174A42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.