Palettes / Colors / #175E71

#175E71 — Deep Teal

#175E71 is a teal color we call Deep Teal, closest to the named color Teal (#008080). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: teal (#008080) — not an exact match. CSS teal gives you #008080, a different color; use #175E71 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.

#175E71 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 #722B17; it also sits naturally between #177259 and #173172. 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 44%

Cyan 80% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 0% · Key 56%

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

Previews

CSS code for #175E71

.text { color: #175E71; }
.background { background-color: #175E71; }
.border { border: 3px solid #175E71; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(23, 94, 113); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(193, 66%, 27%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #175E71; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(23, 94, 113, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #175E71; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(23, 94, 113, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#175E71">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#175E71">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #722B17:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #175E71: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #175E71

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 #175E71 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 #175E71 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #175E71?

#175E71 is Deep Teal, a teal color (RGB 23, 94, 113). Its closest standard named color is Teal.

What is the RGB and HSL of #175E71?

#175E71 is RGB 23, 94, 113 — HSL 193°, 66%, 27% — CMYK 80%, 17%, 0%, 56%.

What colors go with #175E71?

Its complement is #722B17; analogous partners are #177259 and #173172. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #175E71 for text?

White text on #175E71 has a contrast ratio of 7.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.88:1.