What color is #174A43?

#174A43 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 #174A43?

The RGB value is 23, 74, 67: 23 red, 74 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #174A43?

The complementary color is #4A171E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #174A43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#174A43 color

#174A43 rgb(23, 74, 67)

Shades of teal

The hex color #174A43 is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 29% green and 26.3% blue (23, 74, 67).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 53% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 69% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% 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 10.01:1).

#174A43 color codes

HEX	`#174A43`
RGB	`rgb(23, 74, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 29%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 53%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 69%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(69%, 0%, 9%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.07, -18.78, -0.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.07, 18.8, 182.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.815, 5.485, 6.167)`
Decimal	`1526339`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #174A43, 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 #174A43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#174A43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	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 #174A43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #174a43; }
.text { color: #174a43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #174a43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 74 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #174a43, #17384a); }

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Questions

What color is #174A43?: #174A43 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 #174A43?: The RGB value is 23, 74, 67: 23 red, 74 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #174A43?: The complementary color is #4A171E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #174A43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.