What color is #174D4B?

#174D4B is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Dark Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #174D4B?

The RGB value is 23, 77, 75: 23 red, 77 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #174D4B?

The complementary color is #4D1719, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #174D4B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#174D4B color

#174D4B rgb(23, 77, 75)

Shades of teal

The hex color #174D4B is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 30.2% green and 29.4% blue (23, 77, 75).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 54% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 70% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Dark Teal (#014D4E), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.55:1).

#174D4B color codes

HEX	`#174D4B`
RGB	`rgb(23, 77, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 30.2%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 54%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 70%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(70%, 0%, 3%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.41, -17.88, -4.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.41, 18.32, 192.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.277, 5.997, 7.587)`
Decimal	`1527115`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #174D4B, 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 #174D4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#174D4B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.55:1	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 #174D4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #174d4b; }
.text { color: #174d4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #174d4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 77 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #174d4b, #17344d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #174D4B?: #174D4B is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Dark Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #174D4B?: The RGB value is 23, 77, 75: 23 red, 77 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #174D4B?: The complementary color is #4D1719, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #174D4B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.