Palettes / Colors / #175E62

#175E62 — Deep Teal

#175E62 is a teal color we call Deep Teal, closest to the named color DarkSlateGray (#2F4F4F). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkslategray (#2F4F4F) — not an exact match. CSS darkslategray gives you #2F4F4F, a different color; use #175E62 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#175E62 is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #631B17; it also sits naturally between #176341 and #173963. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 9% · Green 37% · Blue 38%

Cyan 77% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 0% · Key 62%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #175E62

.text { color: #175E62; }
.background { background-color: #175E62; }
.border { border: 3px solid #175E62; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(23, 94, 98); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(183, 62%, 24%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #175E62; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(23, 94, 98, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #175E62; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(23, 94, 98, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#175E62">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#175E62">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #631B17:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #175E62: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #175E62

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #175E62 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #175E62 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #175E61  ·  #175E63 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #175E62?

#175E62 is Deep Teal, a teal color (RGB 23, 94, 98). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #175E62?

#175E62 is RGB 23, 94, 98 — HSL 183°, 62%, 24% — CMYK 77%, 4%, 0%, 62%.

What colors go with #175E62?

Its complement is #631B17; analogous partners are #176341 and #173963. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #175E62 for text?

White text on #175E62 has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.81:1.