What color is #17ACA8?

#17ACA8 is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Teal Me No Lies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17ACA8?

The RGB value is 23, 172, 168: 23 red, 172 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17ACA8?

The complementary color is #AC171B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17ACA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17ACA8 color

#17ACA8 rgb(23, 172, 168)

Shades of teal

The hex color #17ACA8 is a moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 67.5% green and 65.9% blue (23, 172, 168).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 76% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 87% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Teal Me No Lies (#0DACA7), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.5:1).

#17ACA8 color codes

HEX	`#17ACA8`
RGB	`rgb(23, 172, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 67.5%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 76%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 87%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(87%, 0%, 2%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.76, -36.02, -8.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.76, 36.95, 192.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.17, 32.511, 42.145)`
Decimal	`1551528`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17ACA8, 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 #17ACA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#17ACA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.5:1	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 #17ACA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17aca8; }
.text { color: #17aca8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17aca8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 172 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17aca8, #1765ac); }

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Questions

What color is #17ACA8?: #17ACA8 is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Teal Me No Lies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17ACA8?: The RGB value is 23, 172, 168: 23 red, 172 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17ACA8?: The complementary color is #AC171B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17ACA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.