What color is #175751?

#175751 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Cape Verde. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #175751?

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

What is the complementary color of #175751?

The complementary color is #57171D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #175751?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#175751 color

#175751 rgb(23, 87, 81)

Shades of teal

The hex color #175751 is a dark, moderate spring green.

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

Its hue angle is 174°, with 58% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 74% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Cape Verde (#01554F), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.34:1).

#175751 color codes

HEX	`#175751`
RGB	`rgb(23, 87, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 34.1%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 58%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 74%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(74%, 0%, 7%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.12, -21.35, -2.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.12, 21.47, 186.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.246, 7.592, 8.972)`
Decimal	`1529681`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #175751, 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 #175751	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#175751 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	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 #175751 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #175751; }
.text { color: #175751; }
.border { border: 2px solid #175751; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 87 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #175751, #173d57); }

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Questions

What color is #175751?: #175751 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Cape Verde. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #175751?: The RGB value is 23, 87, 81: 23 red, 87 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #175751?: The complementary color is #57171D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #175751?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.