What color is #176058?

#176058 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Mosque. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #176058?

The RGB value is 23, 96, 88: 23 red, 96 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #176058?

The complementary color is #60171F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #176058?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#176058 color

#176058 rgb(23, 96, 88)

Shades of teal

The hex color #176058 is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 37.6% green and 34.5% blue (23, 96, 88).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 61% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 76% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Mosque (#005F5B), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.37:1).

#176058 color codes

HEX	`#176058`
RGB	`rgb(23, 96, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 37.6%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 61%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 76%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(76%, 0%, 8%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.46, -23.82, -1.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.46, 23.89, 184.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.297, 9.252, 10.685)`
Decimal	`1531992`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #176058, 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 #176058	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#176058 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	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 #176058 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #176058; }
.text { color: #176058; }
.border { border: 2px solid #176058; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 96 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #176058, #174460); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #176058?: #176058 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Mosque. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #176058?: The RGB value is 23, 96, 88: 23 red, 96 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #176058?: The complementary color is #60171F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #176058?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.