#173B35 Color

#173B35 is rgb(23, 59, 53) in RGB, hsl(170, 44%, 16%) in HSL, and about cmyk(61%, 0%, 10%, 77%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Jungle Green (#1C352D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.35. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#173B35

HEX#173B35

RGBrgb(23, 59, 53)

HSLhsl(170, 44%, 16%)

HSVhsv(170, 61%, 23%)

CMYKcmyk(61%, 0%, 10%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(32.4% 0.043 181.1)

LABlab(22.09% -14.90 -0.42)

LCHlch(22.09% 14.90 181.62)

What #173B35 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 #173B35, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Jungle Green#1C352DΔE 4.35 MSU Green#18453BΔE 5.4 Zydeco#20483FΔE 5.84 Phthalo Green#123524ΔE 8.05 Japanese Indigo#264348ΔE 8.88 Sacramento State Green#043927ΔE 9.46

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

#173B35 Channel Values

How #173B35 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 23 · G 59 · B 53	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 170° · S 44% · L 16%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 170° · S 61% · V 23%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 61% · M 0% · Y 10% · K 77%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	12.26:1 vs white · 1.71:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #173B35 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 text12.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #173B35

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #173B35; 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 #173B35

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.

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Shades

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How #173B35 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#173B35

Protanopia#373735

Protanomaly#2D3835

Deuteranopia#323236

Deuteranomaly#2A3635

Tritanopia#193A3A

Tritanomaly#183B38

Achromatopsia#353535

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Using #173B35 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-173b35: #173B35;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #173B35;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-173b35': '#173B35' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.090, green: 0.231, blue: 0.208)

Android XML<color name="color_173b35">#173B35</color>

SVG fillfill="#173B35"

More Teal Colors

#173B35 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#173B35 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #173B35?

#173B35 is a darkest teal — rgb(23, 59, 53) in RGB and hsl(170, 44%, 16%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Jungle Green (#1C352D), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.35.

What is the RGB value of #173B35?

#173B35 is rgb(23, 59, 53) — red 23, green 59, and blue 53 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #173B35?

#173B35 converts to approximately cmyk(61%, 0%, 10%, 77%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #173B35 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #173B35 scores 12.26:1 against white and 1.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #173B35 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #173B35 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 10.06, which is visibly different.

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