What color is #174E52?

#174E52 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 #174E52?

The RGB value is 23, 78, 82: 23 red, 78 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #174E52?

The complementary color is #521B17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #174E52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#174E52 color

#174E52 rgb(23, 78, 82)

Shades of teal

The hex color #174E52 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 30.6% green and 32.2% blue (23, 78, 82).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 56% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Dark Teal (#014D4E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.34:1).

#174E52 color codes

HEX	`#174E52`
RGB	`rgb(23, 78, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 30.6%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 56%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 72%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 5%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.01, -16.1, -7.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.01, 17.81, 205.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.6, 6.24, 8.943)`
Decimal	`1527378`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #174E52, 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 #174E52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#174E52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	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 #174E52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #174e52; }
.text { color: #174e52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #174e52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 78 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #174e52, #173152); }

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Questions

What color is #174E52?: #174E52 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 #174E52?: The RGB value is 23, 78, 82: 23 red, 78 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #174E52?: The complementary color is #521B17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #174E52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.