What color is #17606E?

#17606E is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Persian Mosaic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17606E?

The RGB value is 23, 96, 110: 23 red, 96 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17606E?

The complementary color is #6E2517, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17606E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17606E color

#17606E rgb(23, 96, 110)

Shades of teal

The hex color #17606E is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 37.6% green and 43.1% blue (23, 96, 110).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 65% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 79% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Persian Mosaic (#206874), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.16:1).

#17606E color codes

HEX	`#17606E`
RGB	`rgb(23, 96, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 37.6%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 65%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 79%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(79%, 13%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.25, -16.51, -14.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.25, 21.79, 220.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.349, 9.673, 16.229)`
Decimal	`1532014`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17606E, 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 #17606E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17606E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	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 #17606E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17606e; }
.text { color: #17606e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17606e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 96 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17606e, #17346e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #17606E?: #17606E is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Persian Mosaic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17606E?: The RGB value is 23, 96, 110: 23 red, 96 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17606E?: The complementary color is #6E2517, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17606E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.