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#01705D Color

#01705D is rgb(1, 112, 93) in RGB, hsl(170, 98%, 22%) in HSL, and about cmyk(99%, 0%, 17%, 56%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tropical Rain Forest (#00755E), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.13. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#01705D
HEX#01705D
RGBrgb(1, 112, 93)
HSLhsl(170, 98%, 22%)
HSVhsv(170, 99%, 44%)
CMYKcmyk(99%, 0%, 17%, 56%)
OKLCHoklch(48.7% 0.091 175.4)
LABlab(41.67% -32.14 2.51)
LCHlch(41.67% 32.24 175.54)

What #01705D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #01705D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#01705D Channel Values

How #01705D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 1 · G 112 · B 938-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 170° · S 98% · L 22%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 170° · S 99% · V 44%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 99% · M 0% · Y 17% · K 56%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.04:1 vs white · 3.48:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #01705D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #01705D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #01705D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #01705D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #01705D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #01705D.

How #01705D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#01705D
Protanopia#67675D
Protanomaly#506A5D
Deuteranopia#5D5D5F
Deuteranomaly#48655E
Tritanopia#146E6E
Tritanomaly#0E6F67
Achromatopsia#636363

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #01705D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-01705d: #01705D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #01705D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-01705d': '#01705D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.004, green: 0.439, blue: 0.365)
Android XML<color name="color_01705d">#01705D</color>
SVG fillfill="#01705D"

More Teal Colors

#01705D sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#01705D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #01705D?

#01705D is a dark teal — rgb(1, 112, 93) in RGB and hsl(170, 98%, 22%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tropical Rain Forest (#00755E), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.13.

What is the RGB value of #01705D?

#01705D is rgb(1, 112, 93) — red 1, green 112, and blue 93 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #01705D?

#01705D converts to approximately cmyk(99%, 0%, 17%, 56%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #01705D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #01705D scores 6.04:1 against white and 3.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #01705D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #01705D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is teal (#008080) at a CIE76 distance of 13.22, which is visibly different.

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