What color is #175A5A?

#175A5A is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Beau Vert. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #175A5A?

The RGB value is 23, 90, 90: 23 red, 90 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #175A5A?

The complementary color is #5A1717, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #175A5A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#175A5A color

#175A5A rgb(23, 90, 90)

Shades of teal

The hex color #175A5A is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 35.3% green and 35.3% blue (23, 90, 90).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 59% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 74% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Beau Vert (#0C6064), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.93:1).

#175A5A color codes

HEX	`#175A5A`
RGB	`rgb(23, 90, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 35.3%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 59%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 74%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(74%, 0%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.46, -20.05, -6.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.46, 20.93, 196.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.854, 8.232, 10.951)`
Decimal	`1530458`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #175A5A, 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 #175A5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#175A5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	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 #175A5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #175a5a; }
.text { color: #175a5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #175a5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 90 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #175a5a, #17395a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #175A5A?: #175A5A is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Beau Vert. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #175A5A?: The RGB value is 23, 90, 90: 23 red, 90 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #175A5A?: The complementary color is #5A1717, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #175A5A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.