What color is #175157?

#175157 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Mystery. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #175157?

The RGB value is 23, 81, 87: 23 red, 81 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #175157?

The complementary color is #571D17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #175157?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#175157 color

#175157 rgb(23, 81, 87)

Shades of teal

The hex color #175157 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 31.8% green and 34.1% blue (23, 81, 87).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 58% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 74% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Mystery (#23505A), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.93:1).

#175157 color codes

HEX	`#175157`
RGB	`rgb(23, 81, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 31.8%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 58%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 74%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(74%, 7%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.24, -16.09, -8.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.24, 18.41, 209.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.015, 6.755, 10.054)`
Decimal	`1528151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #175157, 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 #175157	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#175157 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	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 #175157 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #175157; }
.text { color: #175157; }
.border { border: 2px solid #175157; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 81 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #175157, #173157); }

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Questions

What color is #175157?: #175157 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Mystery. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #175157?: The RGB value is 23, 81, 87: 23 red, 81 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #175157?: The complementary color is #571D17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #175157?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.