What color is #17B072?

#17B072 is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Medium Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17B072?

The RGB value is 23, 176, 114: 23 red, 176 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17B072?

The complementary color is #B01755, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17B072?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17B072 color

#17B072 rgb(23, 176, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #17B072 is a moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 69% green and 44.7% blue (23, 176, 114).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 77% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 87% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Medium Sea Green (#3CB371), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.49:1).

#17B072 color codes

HEX	`#17B072`
RGB	`rgb(23, 176, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 69%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 77%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 87%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(87%, 0%, 35%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.71, -51.66, 21.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.71, 55.97, 157.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.914, 32.445, 21.182)`
Decimal	`1552498`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17B072, 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 #17B072	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#17B072 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.49:1	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 #17B072 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17b072; }
.text { color: #17b072; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17b072; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 176 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17b072, #17a1b0); }

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Questions

What color is #17B072?: #17B072 is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Medium Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17B072?: The RGB value is 23, 176, 114: 23 red, 176 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17B072?: The complementary color is #B01755, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17B072?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.