What color is #176261?

#176261 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Verdant Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #176261?

The RGB value is 23, 98, 97: 23 red, 98 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #176261?

The complementary color is #621718, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #176261?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#176261 color

#176261 rgb(23, 98, 97)

Shades of teal

The hex color #176261 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 38.4% green and 38% blue (23, 98, 97).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 62% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 77% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Forest (#28615D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.1:1).

#176261 color codes

HEX	`#176261`
RGB	`rgb(23, 98, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 38.4%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 62%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 77%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(77%, 0%, 1%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.44, -22.01, -5.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.44, 22.79, 195.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.878, 9.78, 12.832)`
Decimal	`1532513`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #176261, 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 #176261	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#176261 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	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 #176261 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #176261; }
.text { color: #176261; }
.border { border: 2px solid #176261; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 98 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #176261, #173d62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #176261?: #176261 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Verdant Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #176261?: The RGB value is 23, 98, 97: 23 red, 98 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #176261?: The complementary color is #621718, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #176261?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.