What color is #17746D?

#17746D is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Pine Green. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17746D?

The RGB value is 23, 116, 109: 23 red, 116 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17746D?

The complementary color is #74171E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17746D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17746D color

#17746D rgb(23, 116, 109)

Shades of teal

The hex color #17746D is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 45.5% green and 42.7% blue (23, 116, 109).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 67% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 80% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Pine Green (#01796F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#17746D color codes

HEX	`#17746D`
RGB	`rgb(23, 116, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 45.5%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 67%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 80%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(80%, 0%, 6%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.91, -27.36, -3.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.91, 27.59, 187.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.358, 13.776, 16.631)`
Decimal	`1537133`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17746D, 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 #17746D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#17746D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #17746D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17746d; }
.text { color: #17746d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17746d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 116 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17746d, #174c74); }

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Questions

What color is #17746D?: #17746D is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Pine Green. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17746D?: The RGB value is 23, 116, 109: 23 red, 116 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17746D?: The complementary color is #74171E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17746D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.