What color is #17635E?

#17635E is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Peacock Pride. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17635E?

The RGB value is 23, 99, 94: 23 red, 99 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17635E?

The complementary color is #63171C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17635E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17635E color

#17635E rgb(23, 99, 94)

Shades of teal

The hex color #17635E is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 38.8% green and 36.9% blue (23, 99, 94).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 62% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 77% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Peacock Pride (#006663), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

#17635E color codes

HEX	`#17635E`
RGB	`rgb(23, 99, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 38.8%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 62%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 77%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(77%, 0%, 5%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.69, -23.49, -3.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.69, 23.78, 188.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.835, 9.913, 12.141)`
Decimal	`1532766`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17635E, 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 #17635E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17635E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	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 #17635E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17635e; }
.text { color: #17635e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17635e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 99 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17635e, #174263); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #17635E?: #17635E is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Peacock Pride. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17635E?: The RGB value is 23, 99, 94: 23 red, 99 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17635E?: The complementary color is #63171C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17635E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.