#17b8cf

Color #17b8cf

A vivid, highly saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Dark Turquoise #00ced1 · ΔE 15.21 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#17b8cf

RGB

rgb(23, 184, 207)

HSL

hsl(187.5, 80%, 45.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(187.5, 88.9%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(88.9%, 11.1%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(68.73, -29.55, -22.35)

LCH

lch(68.73, 37.05, 217.1)

OKLCH

oklch(71.9%, 0.1216, 210.87)

HWB

hwb(187.5, 9%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cf2e17

Analogous

#17cf8a

#17b8cf

#175ccf

Triadic

#17b8cf

#cf17b8

#b8cf17

Split-complementary

#17b8cf

#cf175c

#cf8a17

Tetradic

#17b8cf

#2e17cf

#cf2e17

#b8cf17

Square

#17b8cf

#8a17cf

#cf2e17

#5ccf17

Shades

Color #17b8cf mixed toward black.

#1399ad

#0f7b8a

#0c5c68

#083d45

#041f23

Tints

Color #17b8cf mixed toward white.

#2dd0e8

#57daec

#81e3f1

#abecf6

#d5f6fa

Tones

Color #17b8cf mixed toward gray.

#26adc0

#36a1b0

#4596a1

#548a92

#647f82

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7f80ca · ΔE 30.1

Deuteranopia

#776cc8 · ΔE 34.6

Tritanopia

#32c5c5 · ΔE 8.7

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 22.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #17b8cf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#17b8cf]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Light Blue #add8e6

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Frequently asked questions

#17b8cf (#17b8cf) is rgb(23, 184, 207) in RGB.

No, #17b8cf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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