What color is #175767?

#175767 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Plunge. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #175767?

The RGB value is 23, 87, 103: 23 red, 87 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #175767?

The complementary color is #672717, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #175767?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#175767 color

#175767 rgb(23, 87, 103)

Shades of teal

The hex color #175767 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 34.1% green and 40.4% blue (23, 87, 103).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 63% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 78% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Plunge (#035568), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.09:1).

#175767 color codes

HEX	`#175767`
RGB	`rgb(23, 87, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 34.1%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 63%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 78%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(78%, 16%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.94, -13.87, -14.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.94, 20.39, 227.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.209, 7.977, 14.042)`
Decimal	`1529703`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #175767, 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 #175767	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#175767 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	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 #175767 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #175767; }
.text { color: #175767; }
.border { border: 2px solid #175767; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 87 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #175767, #172f67); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #175767?: #175767 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Plunge. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #175767?: The RGB value is 23, 87, 103: 23 red, 87 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #175767?: The complementary color is #672717, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #175767?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.