What color is #177A7D?

#177A7D is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Jade Jewel. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #177A7D?

The RGB value is 23, 122, 125: 23 red, 122 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #177A7D?

The complementary color is #7D1A17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #177A7D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#177A7D color

#177A7D rgb(23, 122, 125)

Shades of teal

The hex color #177A7D is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 47.8% green and 49% blue (23, 122, 125).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 69% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 82% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Jade Jewel (#247E81), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#177A7D color codes

HEX	`#177A7D`
RGB	`rgb(23, 122, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 47.8%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 69%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 82%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(82%, 2%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.42, -25.29, -9.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.42, 26.99, 200.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.013, 15.581, 21.825)`
Decimal	`1538685`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #177A7D, 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 #177A7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#177A7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	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 #177A7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #177a7d; }
.text { color: #177a7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #177a7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 122 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #177a7d, #17477d); }

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Questions

What color is #177A7D?: #177A7D is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Jade Jewel. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #177A7D?: The RGB value is 23, 122, 125: 23 red, 122 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #177A7D?: The complementary color is #7D1A17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #177A7D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.