What color is #179FA0?

#179FA0 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Baltic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #179FA0?

The RGB value is 23, 159, 160: 23 red, 159 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #179FA0?

The complementary color is #A01817, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #179FA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#179FA0 color

#179FA0 rgb(23, 159, 160)

Shades of teal

The hex color #179FA0 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 62.4% green and 62.7% blue (23, 159, 160).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 75% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 86% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Baltic (#279D9F), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.5:1).

#179FA0 color codes

HEX	`#179FA0`
RGB	`rgb(23, 159, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 62.4%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 75%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 86%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(86%, 1%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.45, -32.37, -10.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.45, 33.93, 197.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.094, 27.514, 37.555)`
Decimal	`1548192`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #179FA0, 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 #179FA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#179FA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.5:1	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 #179FA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #179fa0; }
.text { color: #179fa0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #179fa0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 159 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #179fa0, #175aa0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #179FA0?: #179FA0 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Baltic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #179FA0?: The RGB value is 23, 159, 160: 23 red, 159 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #179FA0?: The complementary color is #A01817, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #179FA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.