What color is #17584F?

#17584F is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Cape Verde. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17584F?

The RGB value is 23, 88, 79: 23 red, 88 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17584F?

The complementary color is #581720, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17584F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17584F color

#17584F rgb(23, 88, 79)

Shades of teal

The hex color #17584F is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 34.5% green and 31% blue (23, 88, 79).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 59% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 74% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Cape Verde (#01554F), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.25:1).

#17584F color codes

HEX	`#17584F`
RGB	`rgb(23, 88, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 34.5%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 59%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 74%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(74%, 0%, 10%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.4, -22.49, -0.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.4, 22.5, 181.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.254, 7.726, 8.61)`
Decimal	`1529935`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17584F, 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 #17584F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17584F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	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 #17584F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17584f; }
.text { color: #17584f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17584f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 88 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17584f, #174058); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #17584F?: #17584F is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Cape Verde. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17584F?: The RGB value is 23, 88, 79: 23 red, 88 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17584F?: The complementary color is #581720, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17584F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.