Close to Midnight Green
#17494D
#17494D is a very dark, rich teal, close to the color Midnight Green. In RGB it’s made of 9% red, 28.6% green, and 30.2% blue. Its hue is 184°, with 54% saturation and 20% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #17494D.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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2.10:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #17494D as they’d see it.
#17494D in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #17494D
What color is #17494D?
#17494D is a very dark, rich teal, close to the color Midnight Green. In RGB it’s made of 9% red, 28.6% green, and 30.2% blue. Its hue is 184°, with 54% saturation and 20% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #17494D in RGB?
#17494D is rgb(23, 73, 77): 23 red, 73 green, and 77 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #17494D in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(70, 5, 0, 70). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #17494D?
PANTONE 316 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #17494D?
Its complement #5B3A35 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.