What color is #175049?

#175049 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #175049?

The RGB value is 23, 80, 73: 23 red, 80 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #175049?

The complementary color is #50171E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #175049?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#175049 color

#175049 rgb(23, 80, 73)

Shades of teal

The hex color #175049 is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 31.4% green and 28.6% blue (23, 80, 73).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 55% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Forest (#024A43), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.21:1).

#175049 color codes

HEX	`#175049`
RGB	`rgb(23, 80, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 31.4%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 55%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 71%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 0%, 9%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.4, -20.14, -1.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.4, 20.18, 183.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.424, 6.4, 7.304)`
Decimal	`1527881`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #175049, 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 #175049	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#175049 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	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 #175049 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #175049; }
.text { color: #175049; }
.border { border: 2px solid #175049; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 80 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #175049, #173a50); }

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Questions

What color is #175049?: #175049 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #175049?: The RGB value is 23, 80, 73: 23 red, 80 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #175049?: The complementary color is #50171E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #175049?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.