What color is #177983?

#177983 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Bermuda. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #177983?

The RGB value is 23, 121, 131: 23 red, 121 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #177983?

The complementary color is #832117, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #177983?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#177983 color

#177983 rgb(23, 121, 131)

Shades of teal

The hex color #177983 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 47.5% green and 51.4% blue (23, 121, 131).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 70% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 82% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Bermuda (#1B7D8D), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#177983 color codes

HEX	`#177983`
RGB	`rgb(23, 121, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 47.5%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 70%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 82%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(82%, 8%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.3, -22.8, -13.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.3, 26.33, 210)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.286, 15.494, 23.864)`
Decimal	`1538435`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #177983, 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 #177983	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#177983 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	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 #177983 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #177983; }
.text { color: #177983; }
.border { border: 2px solid #177983; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 121 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #177983, #174383); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #177983?: #177983 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Bermuda. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #177983?: The RGB value is 23, 121, 131: 23 red, 121 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #177983?: The complementary color is #832117, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #177983?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.