What color is #177370?

#177370 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 #177370?

The RGB value is 23, 115, 112: 23 red, 115 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #177370?

The complementary color is #73171A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #177370?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#177370 color

#177370 rgb(23, 115, 112)

Shades of teal

The hex color #177370 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 45.1% green and 43.9% blue (23, 115, 112).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 67% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 80% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Pine Scented Lagoon (#066F6C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.64:1).

#177370 color codes

HEX	`#177370`
RGB	`rgb(23, 115, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 45.1%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 67%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 80%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(80%, 0%, 3%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.67, -25.92, -5.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.67, 26.56, 192.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.407, 13.612, 17.458)`
Decimal	`1536880`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #177370, 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 #177370	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#177370 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	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 #177370 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #177370; }
.text { color: #177370; }
.border { border: 2px solid #177370; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 115 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #177370, #174873); }

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Questions

What color is #177370?: #177370 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 #177370?: The RGB value is 23, 115, 112: 23 red, 115 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #177370?: The complementary color is #73171A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #177370?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.