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#17533E closest to Cape Verde

#17533E is a dark, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Cape Verde. In the RGB color model it is made of 9.0% red, 32.5% green and 24.3% blue (rgb(23, 83, 62)). Its HSL value is 159° hue, 57% saturation and 21% lightness, and in CMYK it is 72% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 67% black. #17533E is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.96:1.

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Variations of #17533E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#17533E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#17533E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #17533E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 86% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #49473F
  • Protanopia 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #514D3D
  • Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #474E3E
  • Deuteranopia 86% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #49473F
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #3F4B3F
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00534D
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #095345
  • Achromatopsia 86% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #494949
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #414C47

#17533E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.96:1 Very good#17533E text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.34:1 Very poor#17533E text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#17533E in CSS

/* Cape Verde */
.color { color: #17533E; }
.background { background-color: #17533E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #17533E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(23 83 62);
color: hsl(159 57% 21%);
color: oklch(0.398 0.071 165.8);

#17533E FAQ

What color is #17533E?

#17533E is a dark, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Cape Verde. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #17533E?

#17533E is rgb(23, 83, 62) in RGB, hsl(159, 57%, 21%) in HSL and cmyk(72%, 0%, 25%, 67%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #17533E?

The complementary color of #17533E is #53172C, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #17533E?

White text has the best contrast on #17533E: 8.96:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #17533E a warm or cool color?

#17533E is a cool color.