What color is #17FF52?

#17FF52 is a vivid green, closest to the named color Cathode Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17FF52?

The RGB value is 23, 255, 82: 23 red, 255 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17FF52?

The complementary color is #FF17C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17FF52?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.46:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17FF52 color

#17FF52 rgb(23, 255, 82)

Shades of green

The hex color #17FF52 is a vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 100% green and 32.2% blue (23, 255, 82).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 100% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 91% cyan, 0% magenta, 68% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Cathode Green (#00FF55), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.46:1).

#17FF52 color codes

HEX	`#17FF52`
RGB	`rgb(23, 255, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 100%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 100%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 91%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(91%, 0%, 68%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.12, -81.62, 65.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.12, 104.91, 141.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.633, 72.306, 19.954)`
Decimal	`1572690`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17FF52, 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 #17FF52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#17FF52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.46:1	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 #17FF52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17ff52; }
.text { color: #17ff52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17ff52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 255 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17ff52, #17ffc6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lime.

Questions

What color is #17FF52?: #17FF52 is a vivid green, closest to the named color Cathode Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17FF52?: The RGB value is 23, 255, 82: 23 red, 255 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17FF52?: The complementary color is #FF17C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17FF52?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.46:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.