What color is #17484F?

#17484F is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17484F?

The RGB value is 23, 72, 79: 23 red, 72 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17484F?

The complementary color is #4F1E17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17484F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17484F color

#17484F rgb(23, 72, 79)

Shades of teal

The hex color #17484F is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 28.2% green and 31% blue (23, 72, 79).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 55% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Forest (#224347), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.11:1).

#17484F color codes

HEX	`#17484F`
RGB	`rgb(23, 72, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 28.2%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 55%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 71%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 9%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.79, -13.68, -9.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.79, 16.38, 213.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.081, 5.381, 8.219)`
Decimal	`1525839`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17484F, 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 #17484F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17484F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	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 #17484F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17484f; }
.text { color: #17484f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17484f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 72 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17484f, #172c4f); }

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Questions

What color is #17484F?: #17484F is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Emerald Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17484F?: The RGB value is 23, 72, 79: 23 red, 72 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17484F?: The complementary color is #4F1E17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17484F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.