What color is #175250?

#175250 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 #175250?

The RGB value is 23, 82, 80: 23 red, 82 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #175250?

The complementary color is #521719, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #175250?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#175250 color

#175250 rgb(23, 82, 80)

Shades of teal

The hex color #175250 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 32.2% green and 31.4% blue (23, 82, 80).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 56% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Dark Teal (#014D4E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.9:1).

#175250 color codes

HEX	`#175250`
RGB	`rgb(23, 82, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 32.2%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 56%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 72%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 0%, 2%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.34, -18.99, -4.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.34, 19.48, 192.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.818, 6.795, 8.646)`
Decimal	`1528400`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #175250, 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 #175250	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#175250 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	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 #175250 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #175250; }
.text { color: #175250; }
.border { border: 2px solid #175250; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 82 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #175250, #173652); }

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Questions

What color is #175250?: #175250 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 #175250?: The RGB value is 23, 82, 80: 23 red, 82 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #175250?: The complementary color is #521719, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #175250?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.