What color is #17575E?

#17575E is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Deep Sea Diver. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17575E?

The RGB value is 23, 87, 94: 23 red, 87 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17575E?

The complementary color is #5E1E17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17575E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17575E color

#17575E rgb(23, 87, 94)

Shades of teal

The hex color #17575E is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 34.1% green and 36.9% blue (23, 87, 94).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 61% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 76% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Deep Sea Diver (#255C61), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.2:1).

#17575E color codes

HEX	`#17575E`
RGB	`rgb(23, 87, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 34.1%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 61%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 76%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(76%, 7%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.58, -17.05, -9.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.58, 19.69, 210.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.781, 7.806, 11.79)`
Decimal	`1529694`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17575E, 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 #17575E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17575E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	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 #17575E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17575e; }
.text { color: #17575e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17575e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 87 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17575e, #17345e); }

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Questions

What color is #17575E?: #17575E is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Deep Sea Diver. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17575E?: The RGB value is 23, 87, 94: 23 red, 87 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17575E?: The complementary color is #5E1E17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17575E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.