What color is #17A4A2?

#17A4A2 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Silken Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17A4A2?

The RGB value is 23, 164, 162: 23 red, 164 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17A4A2?

The complementary color is #A41719, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17A4A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17A4A2 color

#17A4A2 rgb(23, 164, 162)

Shades of teal

The hex color #17A4A2 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 64.3% green and 63.5% blue (23, 164, 162).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 75% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 86% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Silken Jade (#11A39E), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.87:1).

#17A4A2 color codes

HEX	`#17A4A2`
RGB	`rgb(23, 164, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 64.3%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 75%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 86%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(86%, 0%, 1%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.08, -34.12, -8.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.08, 35.25, 194.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.147, 29.339, 38.777)`
Decimal	`1549474`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17A4A2, 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 #17A4A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#17A4A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.87:1	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 #17A4A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17a4a2; }
.text { color: #17a4a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17a4a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 164 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17a4a2, #175fa4); }

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Questions

What color is #17A4A2?: #17A4A2 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Silken Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17A4A2?: The RGB value is 23, 164, 162: 23 red, 164 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17A4A2?: The complementary color is #A41719, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17A4A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.