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#177896 Color

#177896 is rgb(23, 120, 150) in RGB, hsl(194, 73%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(85%, 20%, 0%, 41%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Zircon Blue (#00849D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.74. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#177896
HEX#177896
RGBrgb(23, 120, 150)
HSLhsl(194, 73%, 34%)
HSVhsv(194, 85%, 59%)
CMYKcmyk(85%, 20%, 0%, 41%)
OKLCHoklch(53.4% 0.095 224.8)
LABlab(46.32% -19.18 -24.36)
LCHlch(46.32% 31.00 231.78)

What #177896 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 #177896, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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#177896 Channel Values

How #177896 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 120 · B 1508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 194° · S 73% · L 34%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 194° · S 85% · V 59%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 85% · M 20% · Y 0% · K 41%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.04:1 vs white · 4.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #177896 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 text5.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #177896

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #177896; 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 #177896

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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How #177896 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#177896
Protanopia#6E6E96
Protanomaly#587296
Deuteranopia#646497
Deuteranomaly#506D97
Tritanopia#007C7C
Tritanomaly#007B87
Achromatopsia#6F6F6F

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Using #177896 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-177896: #177896;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #177896;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-177896': '#177896' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.090, green: 0.471, blue: 0.588)
Android XML<color name="color_177896">#177896</color>
SVG fillfill="#177896"

More Teal Colors

#177896 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#177896 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #177896?

#177896 is a dark teal — rgb(23, 120, 150) in RGB and hsl(194, 73%, 34%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Zircon Blue (#00849D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.74.

What is the RGB value of #177896?

#177896 is rgb(23, 120, 150) — red 23, green 120, and blue 150 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #177896?

#177896 converts to approximately cmyk(85%, 20%, 0%, 41%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #177896 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #177896 scores 5.04:1 against white and 4.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #177896 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #177896 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 steelblue (#4682B4) at a CIE76 distance of 14.87, which is visibly different.

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