What color is #17988C?

#17988C is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Green Dynasty. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17988C?

The RGB value is 23, 152, 140: 23 red, 152 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17988C?

The complementary color is #981723, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17988C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17988C color

#17988C rgb(23, 152, 140)

Shades of teal

The hex color #17988C is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 59.6% green and 54.9% blue (23, 152, 140).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 74% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 85% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Green Dynasty (#00988E), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.91:1).

#17988C color codes

HEX	`#17988C`
RGB	`rgb(23, 152, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 59.6%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 74%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 85%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(85%, 0%, 8%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.61, -35.13, -3.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.61, 35.26, 184.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.313, 24.53, 28.681)`
Decimal	`1546380`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17988C, 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 #17988C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#17988C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.91:1	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 #17988C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17988c; }
.text { color: #17988c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17988c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 152 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17988c, #176398); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Cyan.

Questions

What color is #17988C?: #17988C is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Green Dynasty. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17988C?: The RGB value is 23, 152, 140: 23 red, 152 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17988C?: The complementary color is #981723, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17988C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.