Colour
#176D75
- #176D75
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#176D75 is a cyan with RGB values 23, 109, 117 and HSL 185°, 67%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#176D75#176D75
HEX#176D75
RGBrgb(23, 109, 117)
RGB (0–1)0.0902, 0.4275, 0.4588
RGB percentages9%, 42.7%, 45.9%
HSLhsl(185.1, 67.1%, 27.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.1, 80.3%, 45.9%)
CMYK80.3%, 6.8%, 0%, 54.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,535,349
CSS custom property--colour: #176D75;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.12404WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.03:1
Contrast with white6.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#E8928A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#751F17
Analogous#17754E, #173E75
Triadic#75176D, #6D7517
Split complementary#75173E, #754E17
Tetradic#4E1775, #751F17, #3E7517
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R23
G109
B117
Red23 (9%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue117 (45.9%)
Hue185.11°
Saturation (HSL)67.14%
Lightness27.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 17 · G 6D · B 75
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