What color is #178372?

#178372 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Whispers. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #178372?

The RGB value is 23, 131, 114: 23 red, 131 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #178372?

The complementary color is #831728, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #178372?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#178372 color

#178372 rgb(23, 131, 114)

Shades of teal

The hex color #178372 is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 51.4% green and 44.7% blue (23, 131, 114).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 70% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 82% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Whispers (#2B8478), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#178372 color codes

HEX	`#178372`
RGB	`rgb(23, 131, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 51.4%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 70%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 82%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(82%, 0%, 13%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.04, -33.02, 0.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.04, 33.03, 178.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.505, 17.628, 18.713)`
Decimal	`1540978`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #178372, 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 #178372	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#178372 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	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 #178372 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #178372; }
.text { color: #178372; }
.border { border: 2px solid #178372; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 131 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #178372, #175e83); }

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Questions

What color is #178372?: #178372 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Whispers. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #178372?: The RGB value is 23, 131, 114: 23 red, 131 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #178372?: The complementary color is #831728, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #178372?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.