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#173135 Color

#173135 is rgb(23, 49, 53) in RGB, hsl(188, 39%, 15%) in HSL, and about cmyk(57%, 8%, 0%, 79%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Gunmetal (#2A3439), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.68. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#173135
HEX#173135
RGBrgb(23, 49, 53)
HSLhsl(188, 39%, 15%)
HSVhsv(188, 57%, 21%)
CMYKcmyk(57%, 8%, 0%, 79%)
OKLCHoklch(29.4% 0.033 208.4)
LABlab(18.40% -9.41 -5.84)
LCHlch(18.40% 11.08 211.82)

What #173135 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 #173135, 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.

#173135 Channel Values

How #173135 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 23 · G 49 · B 538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 188° · S 39% · L 15%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 188° · S 57% · V 21%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 57% · M 8% · Y 0% · K 79%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance13.75:1 vs white · 1.53:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #173135 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 text13.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #173135

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #173135; 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 #173135

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 #173135.

How #173135 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#173135
Protanopia#2E2E35
Protanomaly#262F35
Deuteranopia#2A2A35
Deuteranomaly#242D35
Tritanopia#163232
Tritanomaly#163133
Achromatopsia#2D2D2D

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Using #173135 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-173135: #173135;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #173135;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-173135': '#173135' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.090, green: 0.192, blue: 0.208)
Android XML<color name="color_173135">#173135</color>
SVG fillfill="#173135"

More Teal Colors

#173135 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#173135 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #173135?

#173135 is a darkest teal — rgb(23, 49, 53) in RGB and hsl(188, 39%, 15%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Gunmetal (#2A3439), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.68.

What is the RGB value of #173135?

#173135 is rgb(23, 49, 53) — red 23, green 49, and blue 53 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #173135?

#173135 converts to approximately cmyk(57%, 8%, 0%, 79%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #173135 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #173135 scores 13.75:1 against white and 1.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #173135 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #173135 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 darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 13.19, which is visibly different.

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