What color is #17888C?

#17888C is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Turkish Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17888C?

The RGB value is 23, 136, 140: 23 red, 136 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17888C?

The complementary color is #8C1B17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17888C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17888C color

#17888C rgb(23, 136, 140)

Shades of teal

The hex color #17888C is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 53.3% green and 54.9% blue (23, 136, 140).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 72% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 84% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Turkish Jade (#2B888D), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#17888C color codes

HEX	`#17888C`
RGB	`rgb(23, 136, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 53.3%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 72%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 84%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(84%, 3%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.48, -27.49, -10.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.48, 29.48, 201.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.889, 19.682, 27.873)`
Decimal	`1542284`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17888C, 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 #17888C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#17888C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	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 #17888C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17888c; }
.text { color: #17888c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17888c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 136 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17888c, #174e8c); }

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Questions

What color is #17888C?: #17888C is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Turkish Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17888C?: The RGB value is 23, 136, 140: 23 red, 136 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17888C?: The complementary color is #8C1B17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17888C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.