What color is #179480?

#179480 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Pool Table. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #179480?

The RGB value is 23, 148, 128: 23 red, 148 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #179480?

The complementary color is #94172B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #179480?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#179480 color

#179480 rgb(23, 148, 128)

Shades of teal

The hex color #179480 is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 58% green and 50.2% blue (23, 148, 128).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 73% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 84% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Pool Table (#039578), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#179480 color codes

HEX	`#179480`
RGB	`rgb(23, 148, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 58%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 73%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 84%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(84%, 0%, 14%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.99, -36.76, 1.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.99, 36.79, 177.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.838, 22.919, 24.06)`
Decimal	`1545344`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #179480, 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 #179480	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#179480 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	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 #179480 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #179480; }
.text { color: #179480; }
.border { border: 2px solid #179480; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 148 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #179480, #176a94); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Cyan.

Questions

What color is #179480?: #179480 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Pool Table. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #179480?: The RGB value is 23, 148, 128: 23 red, 148 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #179480?: The complementary color is #94172B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #179480?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.