What color is #17809D?

#17809D is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Ahoy! Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17809D?

The RGB value is 23, 128, 157: 23 red, 128 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17809D?

The complementary color is #9D3417, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17809D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17809D color

#17809D rgb(23, 128, 157)

Shades of teal

The hex color #17809D is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 50.2% green and 61.6% blue (23, 128, 157).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 74% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 85% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Ahoy! Blue (#0082A1), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#17809D color codes

HEX	`#17809D`
RGB	`rgb(23, 128, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 50.2%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 74%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 85%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(85%, 18%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.56, -17.55, -23.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.56, 29.32, 233.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.156, 18.053, 34.63)`
Decimal	`1540253`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17809D, 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 #17809D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#17809D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	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 #17809D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17809d; }
.text { color: #17809d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17809d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 128 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17809d, #173d9d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cerulean.

Questions

What color is #17809D?: #17809D is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Ahoy! Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17809D?: The RGB value is 23, 128, 157: 23 red, 128 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17809D?: The complementary color is #9D3417, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17809D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.