What color is #175147?

#175147 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 #175147?

The RGB value is 23, 81, 71: 23 red, 81 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #175147?

The complementary color is #511721, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #175147?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#175147 color

#175147 rgb(23, 81, 71)

Shades of teal

The hex color #175147 is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 31.8% green and 27.8% blue (23, 81, 71).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 56% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Forest (#024A43), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.11:1).

#175147 color codes

HEX	`#175147`
RGB	`rgb(23, 81, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 31.8%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 56%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 72%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 0%, 12%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.69, -21.28, 0.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.69, 21.29, 178.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.433, 6.521, 6.985)`
Decimal	`1528135`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #175147, 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 #175147	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#175147 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	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 #175147 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #175147; }
.text { color: #175147; }
.border { border: 2px solid #175147; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 81 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #175147, #173e51); }

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Questions

What color is #175147?: #175147 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 #175147?: The RGB value is 23, 81, 71: 23 red, 81 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #175147?: The complementary color is #511721, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #175147?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.