What color is #17433B?

#17433B is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17433B?

The RGB value is 23, 67, 59: 23 red, 67 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17433B?

The complementary color is #43171F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17433B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17433B color

#17433B rgb(23, 67, 59)

Shades of teal

The hex color #17433B is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 26.3% green and 23.1% blue (23, 67, 59).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 49% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.04:1).

#17433B color codes

HEX	`#17433B`
RGB	`rgb(23, 67, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 26.3%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 49%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 66%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 0%, 12%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.3, -17.4, 0.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.3, 17.41, 178.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.15, 4.512, 4.842)`
Decimal	`1524539`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17433B, 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 #17433B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17433B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	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 #17433B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17433b; }
.text { color: #17433b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17433b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 67 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17433b, #173543); }

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Questions

What color is #17433B?: #17433B is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17433B?: The RGB value is 23, 67, 59: 23 red, 67 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17433B?: The complementary color is #43171F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17433B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.