What color is #174C51?

#174C51 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Dark Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #174C51?

The RGB value is 23, 76, 81: 23 red, 76 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #174C51?

The complementary color is #511C17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #174C51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#174C51 color

#174C51 rgb(23, 76, 81)

Shades of teal

The hex color #174C51 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 29.8% green and 31.8% blue (23, 76, 81).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 56% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Dark Teal (#014D4E), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.59:1).

#174C51 color codes

HEX	`#174C51`
RGB	`rgb(23, 76, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 29.8%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 56%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 72%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 6%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.27, -15.3, -8.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.27, 17.31, 207.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.422, 5.945, 8.697)`
Decimal	`1526865`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #174C51, 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 #174C51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#174C51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	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 #174C51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #174c51; }
.text { color: #174c51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #174c51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 76 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #174c51, #172f51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #174C51?: #174C51 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Dark Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #174C51?: The RGB value is 23, 76, 81: 23 red, 76 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #174C51?: The complementary color is #511C17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #174C51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.