What color is #174C5C?

#174C5C is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Nocturnal Expedition. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #174C5C?

The RGB value is 23, 76, 92: 23 red, 76 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #174C5C?

The complementary color is #5C2717, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #174C5C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#174C5C color

#174C5C rgb(23, 76, 92)

Shades of teal

The hex color #174C5C is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 29.8% green and 36.1% blue (23, 76, 92).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 60% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 75% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Nocturnal Expedition (#114C5A), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.44:1).

#174C5C color codes

HEX	`#174C5C`
RGB	`rgb(23, 76, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 29.8%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 60%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 75%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(75%, 17%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.72, -11.38, -14.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.72, 18.4, 231.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.869, 6.123, 11.048)`
Decimal	`1526876`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #174C5C, 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 #174C5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#174C5C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	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 #174C5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #174c5c; }
.text { color: #174c5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #174c5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 76 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #174c5c, #17295c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #174C5C?: #174C5C is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Nocturnal Expedition. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #174C5C?: The RGB value is 23, 76, 92: 23 red, 76 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #174C5C?: The complementary color is #5C2717, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #174C5C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.