What color is #175A69?

#175A69 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 #175A69?

The RGB value is 23, 90, 105: 23 red, 90 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #175A69?

The complementary color is #692617, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #175A69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#175A69 color

#175A69 rgb(23, 90, 105)

Shades of teal

The hex color #175A69 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 35.3% green and 41.2% blue (23, 90, 105).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 64% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 78% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Abyssal Waters (#005765), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.77:1).

#175A69 color codes

HEX	`#175A69`
RGB	`rgb(23, 90, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 35.3%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 64%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 78%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(78%, 14%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.03, -14.88, -14.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.03, 20.79, 224.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.558, 8.514, 14.66)`
Decimal	`1530473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #175A69, 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 #175A69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#175A69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	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 #175A69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #175a69; }
.text { color: #175a69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #175a69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 90 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #175a69, #173169); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #175A69?: #175A69 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 #175A69?: The RGB value is 23, 90, 105: 23 red, 90 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #175A69?: The complementary color is #692617, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #175A69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.