What color is #174C55?

#174C55 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Mystery. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #174C55?

The RGB value is 23, 76, 85: 23 red, 76 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #174C55?

The complementary color is #552017, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #174C55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#174C55 color

#174C55 rgb(23, 76, 85)

Shades of teal

The hex color #174C55 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 29.8% green and 33.3% blue (23, 76, 85).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 57% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 73% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Mystery (#23505A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.54:1).

#174C55 color codes

HEX	`#174C55`
RGB	`rgb(23, 76, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 29.8%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 57%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 73%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(73%, 11%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.43, -13.91, -10.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.43, 17.37, 216.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.577, 6.006, 9.511)`
Decimal	`1526869`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #174C55, 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 #174C55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#174C55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	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 #174C55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #174c55; }
.text { color: #174c55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #174c55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 76 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #174c55, #172d55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #174C55?: #174C55 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Mystery. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #174C55?: The RGB value is 23, 76, 85: 23 red, 76 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #174C55?: The complementary color is #552017, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #174C55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.