What color is #176C65?

#176C65 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Pine Scented Lagoon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #176C65?

The RGB value is 23, 108, 101: 23 red, 108 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #176C65?

The complementary color is #6C171E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #176C65?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#176C65 color

#176C65 rgb(23, 108, 101)

Shades of teal

The hex color #176C65 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 42.4% green and 39.6% blue (23, 108, 101).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 65% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 79% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Pine Scented Lagoon (#066F6C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

#176C65 color codes

HEX	`#176C65`
RGB	`rgb(23, 108, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 42.4%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 65%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 79%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(79%, 0%, 6%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.97, -25.86, -3.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.97, 26.05, 186.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.064, 11.846, 14.171)`
Decimal	`1535077`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #176C65, 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 #176C65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#176C65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #176C65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #176c65; }
.text { color: #176c65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #176c65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 108 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #176c65, #17496c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #176C65?: #176C65 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Pine Scented Lagoon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #176C65?: The RGB value is 23, 108, 101: 23 red, 108 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #176C65?: The complementary color is #6C171E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #176C65?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.