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#175E52 Color

#175E52 is rgb(23, 94, 82) in RGB, hsl(170, 61%, 23%) in HSL, and about cmyk(76%, 0%, 13%, 63%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Peacock (#005F5F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.59. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#175E52
HEX#175E52
RGBrgb(23, 94, 82)
HSLhsl(170, 61%, 23%)
HSVhsv(170, 76%, 37%)
CMYKcmyk(76%, 0%, 13%, 63%)
OKLCHoklch(43.6% 0.071 178.9)
LABlab(35.45% -24.84 0.31)
LCHlch(35.45% 24.84 179.27)

What #175E52 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 #175E52, 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.

#175E52 Channel Values

How #175E52 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 94 · B 828-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 170° · S 61% · L 23%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 170° · S 76% · V 37%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 76% · M 0% · Y 13% · K 63%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.61:1 vs white · 2.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #175E52 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 text7.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #175E52

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #175E52; 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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Tints & Shades of #175E52

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #175E52.

How #175E52 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#175E52
Protanopia#575752
Protanomaly#455A52
Deuteranopia#4F4F53
Deuteranomaly#3F5553
Tritanopia#1D5D5D
Tritanomaly#1B5D59
Achromatopsia#545454

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #175E52 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-175e52: #175E52;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #175E52;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-175e52': '#175E52' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.090, green: 0.369, blue: 0.322)
Android XML<color name="color_175e52">#175E52</color>
SVG fillfill="#175E52"

More Teal Colors

#175E52 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#175E52 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #175E52?

#175E52 is a dark teal — rgb(23, 94, 82) in RGB and hsl(170, 61%, 23%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Peacock (#005F5F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.59.

What is the RGB value of #175E52?

#175E52 is rgb(23, 94, 82) — red 23, green 94, and blue 82 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #175E52?

#175E52 converts to approximately cmyk(76%, 0%, 13%, 63%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #175E52 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #175E52 scores 7.61:1 against white and 2.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #175E52 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #175E52 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 13.96, which is visibly different.

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