#17BBC9#17BBC9
#17BBC9 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.120 H 204.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #17BBC9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(23, 187, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 79%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 89%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(88.6%, 7%, 0%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.42, -32.91, -17.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.42, 37.51, 208.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.38% -0.1096 -0.0501) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.38% 0.121 204.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.6615, 39.9361, 61.4448) |
| Luminance | 0.3994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.30
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.34
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.32
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.45
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 8.67
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#17BBC9 #C92517
analogous
#17C97E #17BBC9 #1762C9
triadic
#17BBC9 #C917BB #BBC917
tetradic
#17BBC9 #7E17C9 #C92517 #62C917
square
#17BBC9 #7E17C9 #C92517 #62C917
split-complementary
#17BBC9 #C91762 #C97E17
monochromatic
#0A555B #118892 #17BBC9 #35DAE8 #6CE4EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#17BBC9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#17BBC9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #17BBC9
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##17BBC9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##17BBC9 | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ABB3CA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94A3C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C3BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #17bbc9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(23, 187, 201); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.120 204.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7cd0d9',
500: '#17bbc9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #17bbc9; $custom-light: #7cd0d9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#17bbc9",
"rgb": {
"r": 23,
"g": 187,
"b": 201
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.719,
"s": 79.464,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72376,
"c": 0.1205,
"h": 204.6
},
"luminance": 0.3994
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#17BBC9
secondary
#D47068
accent
#4132F6
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F9FA
border
#CBD2D3
text
#0C1414
muted
#7D8283