What color is #17A6B2?

#17A6B2 is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Baltic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17A6B2?

The RGB value is 23, 166, 178: 23 red, 166 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17A6B2?

The complementary color is #B22317, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17A6B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17A6B2 color

#17A6B2 rgb(23, 166, 178)

Shades of teal

The hex color #17A6B2 is a moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 65.1% green and 69.8% blue (23, 166, 178).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 77% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 87% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Baltic (#279D9F), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.13:1).

#17A6B2 color codes

HEX	`#17A6B2`
RGB	`rgb(23, 166, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 65.1%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 77%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 87%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(87%, 7%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.22, -30.08, -16.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.22, 34.14, 208.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.022, 30.666, 46.869)`
Decimal	`1550002`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17A6B2, 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 #17A6B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#17A6B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	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 #17A6B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17a6b2; }
.text { color: #17a6b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17a6b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 166 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17a6b2, #1759b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #17A6B2?: #17A6B2 is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Baltic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17A6B2?: The RGB value is 23, 166, 178: 23 red, 166 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17A6B2?: The complementary color is #B22317, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17A6B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.