What color is #17C066?

#17C066 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Intoxicate. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17C066?

The RGB value is 23, 192, 102: 23 red, 192 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17C066?

The complementary color is #C01771, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17C066?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.77:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17C066 color

#17C066 rgb(23, 192, 102)

Shades of green

The hex color #17C066 is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 75.3% green and 40% blue (23, 192, 102).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 79% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 88% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Intoxicate (#11BB55), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.77:1).

#17C066 color codes

HEX	`#17C066`
RGB	`rgb(23, 192, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 75.3%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 79%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 88%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(88%, 0%, 47%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.63, -59.68, 34.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.63, 68.84, 150.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.599, 38.838, 18.926)`
Decimal	`1556582`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17C066, 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 #17C066	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#17C066 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.77:1	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 #17C066 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17c066; }
.text { color: #17c066; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17c066; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 192 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17c066, #17c0bb); }

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Questions

What color is #17C066?: #17C066 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Intoxicate. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17C066?: The RGB value is 23, 192, 102: 23 red, 192 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17C066?: The complementary color is #C01771, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17C066?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.77:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.