What color is #17363B?

#17363B is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17363B?

The RGB value is 23, 54, 59: 23 red, 54 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17363B?

The complementary color is #3B1C17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17363B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17363B color

#17363B rgb(23, 54, 59)

Shades of gray

The hex color #17363B is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 21.2% green and 23.1% blue (23, 54, 59).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 44% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Elite Teal (#133337), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.91:1).

#17363B color codes

HEX	`#17363B`
RGB	`rgb(23, 54, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 21.2%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 44%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 61%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 8%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.58, -9.74, -6.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.58, 11.8, 214.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.462, 3.136, 4.612)`
Decimal	`1521211`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17363B, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #17363B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17363B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #17363B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17363b; }
.text { color: #17363b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17363b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 54 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17363b, #17243b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #17363B?: #17363B is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Elite Teal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17363B?: The RGB value is 23, 54, 59: 23 red, 54 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17363B?: The complementary color is #3B1C17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17363B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.