What color is #175864?

#175864 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Abyssal Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #175864?

The RGB value is 23, 88, 100: 23 red, 88 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #175864?

The complementary color is #642317, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #175864?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#175864 color

#175864 rgb(23, 88, 100)

Shades of teal

The hex color #175864 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 34.5% green and 39.2% blue (23, 88, 100).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 63% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 77% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Abyssal Waters (#005765), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.03:1).

#175864 color codes

HEX	`#175864`
RGB	`rgb(23, 88, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 34.5%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 63%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 77%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(77%, 12%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.15, -15.52, -12.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.15, 20.08, 219.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.142, 8.081, 13.29)`
Decimal	`1529956`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #175864, 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 #175864	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#175864 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	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 #175864 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #175864; }
.text { color: #175864; }
.border { border: 2px solid #175864; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 88 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #175864, #173264); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #175864?: #175864 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Abyssal Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #175864?: The RGB value is 23, 88, 100: 23 red, 88 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #175864?: The complementary color is #642317, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #175864?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.