What color is #17464E?

#17464E is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17464E?

The RGB value is 23, 70, 78: 23 red, 70 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17464E?

The complementary color is #4E1F17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17464E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17464E color

#17464E rgb(23, 70, 78)

Shades of teal

The hex color #17464E is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 27.5% green and 30.6% blue (23, 70, 78).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 54% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Forest (#224347), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.38:1).

#17464E color codes

HEX	`#17464E`
RGB	`rgb(23, 70, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 27.5%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 54%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 71%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 10%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.05, -12.85, -9.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.05, 15.97, 216.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.918, 5.112, 7.986)`
Decimal	`1525326`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17464E, 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 #17464E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17464E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	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 #17464E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17464e; }
.text { color: #17464e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17464e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 70 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17464e, #172a4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #17464E?: #17464E is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17464E?: The RGB value is 23, 70, 78: 23 red, 70 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17464E?: The complementary color is #4E1F17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17464E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.