What color is #177167?

#177167 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Pine Green. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #177167?

The RGB value is 23, 113, 103: 23 red, 113 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #177167?

The complementary color is #711721, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #177167?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#177167 color

#177167 rgb(23, 113, 103)

Shades of teal

The hex color #177167 is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 44.3% green and 40.4% blue (23, 113, 103).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 66% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 80% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Pine Green (#01796F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#177167 color codes

HEX	`#177167`
RGB	`rgb(23, 113, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 44.3%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 66%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 80%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(80%, 0%, 9%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.72, -27.72, -1.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.72, 27.77, 183.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.705, 12.971, 14.874)`
Decimal	`1536359`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #177167, 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 #177167	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#177167 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	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 #177167 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #177167; }
.text { color: #177167; }
.border { border: 2px solid #177167; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 113 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #177167, #174e71); }

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Questions

What color is #177167?: #177167 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Pine Green. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #177167?: The RGB value is 23, 113, 103: 23 red, 113 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #177167?: The complementary color is #711721, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #177167?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.