What color is #17525B?

#17525B is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Mystery. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17525B?

The RGB value is 23, 82, 91: 23 red, 82 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17525B?

The complementary color is #5B2017, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17525B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17525B color

#17525B rgb(23, 82, 91)

Shades of teal

The hex color #17525B is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 32.2% green and 35.7% blue (23, 82, 91).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 60% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 75% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Mystery (#23505A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.77:1).

#17525B color codes

HEX	`#17525B`
RGB	`rgb(23, 82, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 32.2%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 60%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 75%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(75%, 10%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.74, -15.27, -10.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.74, 18.66, 215.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.258, 6.971, 10.964)`
Decimal	`1528411`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17525B, 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 #17525B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17525B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	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 #17525B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17525b; }
.text { color: #17525b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17525b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 82 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17525b, #17305b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #17525B?: #17525B is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Mystery. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17525B?: The RGB value is 23, 82, 91: 23 red, 82 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17525B?: The complementary color is #5B2017, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17525B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.