What color is #176E6B?

#176E6B 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 #176E6B?

The RGB value is 23, 110, 107: 23 red, 110 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #176E6B?

The complementary color is #6E171A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #176E6B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#176E6B color

#176E6B rgb(23, 110, 107)

Shades of teal

The hex color #176E6B is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 43.1% green and 42% blue (23, 110, 107).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 65% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 79% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Pine Scented Lagoon (#066F6C), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.04:1).

#176E6B color codes

HEX	`#176E6B`
RGB	`rgb(23, 110, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 43.1%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 65%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 79%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(79%, 0%, 3%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.84, -24.98, -5.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.84, 25.58, 192.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.582, 12.395, 15.847)`
Decimal	`1535595`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #176E6B, 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 #176E6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#176E6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	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 #176E6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #176e6b; }
.text { color: #176e6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #176e6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 110 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #176e6b, #17466e); }

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Questions

What color is #176E6B?: #176E6B 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 #176E6B?: The RGB value is 23, 110, 107: 23 red, 110 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #176E6B?: The complementary color is #6E171A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #176E6B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.