What color is #17414B?

#17414B is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Cold and Dark. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17414B?

The RGB value is 23, 65, 75: 23 red, 65 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17414B?

The complementary color is #4B2117, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17414B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17414B color

#17414B rgb(23, 65, 75)

Shades of teal

The hex color #17414B is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 25.5% green and 29.4% blue (23, 65, 75).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 53% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 69% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Cold and Dark (#154250), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.09:1).

#17414B color codes

HEX	`#17414B`
RGB	`rgb(23, 65, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 25.5%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 53%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 69%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(69%, 13%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.17, -10.9, -10.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.17, 15.06, 223.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.513, 4.47, 7.333)`
Decimal	`1524043`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17414B, 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 #17414B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17414B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	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 #17414B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17414b; }
.text { color: #17414b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17414b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 65 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17414b, #17274b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #17414B?: #17414B is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Cold and Dark. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17414B?: The RGB value is 23, 65, 75: 23 red, 65 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17414B?: The complementary color is #4B2117, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17414B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.