Recognised as Colour
#176A47
- #176A47
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Sea green
#176A47 is a cyan with RGB values 23, 106, 71 and HSL 155°, 64%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.
Colour values
#176A47#176A47
HEX#176A47
RGBrgb(23, 106, 71)
RGB (0–1)0.0902, 0.4157, 0.2784
RGB percentages9%, 41.6%, 27.8%
HSLhsl(154.7, 64.3%, 25.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(154.7, 78.3%, 41.6%)
CMYK78.3%, 0%, 33%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,534,535
CSS custom property--colour: #176A47;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.10945WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.59:1
Contrast with white6.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#E895B8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6A173A
Analogous#176A1D, #17646A
Triadic#47176A, #6A4717
Split complementary#6A1764, #6A1D17
Tetradic#1D176A, #6A173A, #646A17
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R23
G106
B71
Red23 (9%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue71 (27.8%)
Hue154.7°
Saturation (HSL)64.34%
Lightness25.29%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 17 · G 6A · B 47
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