What color is #17BA8F?

#17BA8F is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Slime Girl. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17BA8F?

The RGB value is 23, 186, 143: 23 red, 186 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17BA8F?

The complementary color is #BA1742, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17BA8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17BA8F color

#17BA8F rgb(23, 186, 143)

Shades of green

The hex color #17BA8F is a moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 72.9% green and 56.1% blue (23, 186, 143).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 78% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 88% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Slime Girl (#00BB88), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.46:1).

#17BA8F color codes

HEX	`#17BA8F`
RGB	`rgb(23, 186, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 72.9%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 78%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 88%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(88%, 0%, 23%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.49, -48.88, 11.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.49, 50.1, 167.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.867, 37.28, 31.972)`
Decimal	`1555087`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17BA8F, 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 #17BA8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#17BA8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.46:1	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 #17BA8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17ba8f; }
.text { color: #17ba8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17ba8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 186 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17ba8f, #1794ba); }

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Questions

What color is #17BA8F?: #17BA8F is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Slime Girl. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17BA8F?: The RGB value is 23, 186, 143: 23 red, 186 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17BA8F?: The complementary color is #BA1742, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17BA8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.