Palettes / Colors / #175F72
#175F72 — Deep Teal
#175F72 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 #175F72 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.
#175F72 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.
Color values
| HEX | #175F72 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 23, 95, 114 |
| HSL | 193°, 66%, 27% |
| HSV | 193°, 80%, 45% |
| CMYK | 80%, 17%, 0%, 55% |
| XYZ | 7.48, 9.58, 17.37 |
| Yxy | 9.58, 0.2173, 0.2782 |
| CIE-Lab | 37.08, -14.50, -16.96 |
| Hunter Lab | 30.95, -9.51, -13.81 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 9% · Green 37% · Blue 45%
Cyan 80% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 0% · Key 55%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #175F72
.text { color: #175F72; }
.background { background-color: #175F72; }
.border { border: 3px solid #175F72; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(23, 95, 114); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(193, 66%, 27%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #175F72; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(23, 95, 114, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #175F72; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(23, 95, 114, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#175F72">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#175F72">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #722B17:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 7.20:1 AAA |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 2.92:1 Fails |
Best text color on #175F72: #FFFFFF.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #175F72
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #175F72: ·
How #175F72 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 #175F72 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #175F72?
#175F72 is Deep Teal, a teal color (RGB 23, 95, 114). Its closest standard named color is Teal.
What is the RGB and HSL of #175F72?
#175F72 is RGB 23, 95, 114 — HSL 193°, 66%, 27% — CMYK 80%, 17%, 0%, 55%.
What colors go with #175F72?
Its complement is #722B17; analogous partners are #177259 and #173172. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #175F72 for text?
White text on #175F72 has a contrast ratio of 7.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.92:1.