#17EECD Color

#17EECD is rgb(23, 238, 205) in RGB, hsl(171, 86%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(90%, 0%, 14%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Olo (#01FFCD), visibly different at ΔE 10.82. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#17EECD

HEX#17EECD

RGBrgb(23, 238, 205)

HSLhsl(171, 86%, 51%)

HSVhsv(171, 90%, 93%)

CMYKcmyk(90%, 0%, 14%, 7%)

OKLCHoklch(85% 0.155 177.6)

LABlab(84.58% -54.40 2.04)

LCHlch(84.58% 54.44 177.85)

What #17EECD Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #17EECD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Olo#01FFCDΔE 10.82 Sea Green (Crayola)#00FFCDΔE 10.83 Turquoise Blue#00FFEFΔE 10.94 Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 12.01 Bright Turquoise#08E8DEΔE 12.3 Spearmint#4FE7B0ΔE 13.04

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#17EECD Channel Values

How #17EECD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 23 · G 238 · B 205	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 171° · S 86% · L 51%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 171° · S 90% · V 93%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 90% · M 0% · Y 14% · K 7%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.48:1 vs white · 14.15:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #17EECD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text14.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #17EECD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #17EECD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #17EECD

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #17EECD Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#17EECD

Protanopia#DBDBCE

Protanomaly#AFE3CD

Deuteranopia#C8C8D0

Deuteranomaly#9FD8CF

Tritanopia#38EAEA

Tritanomaly#2EECDF

Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

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Using #17EECD in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-17eecd: #17EECD;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #17EECD;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-17eecd': '#17EECD' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.090, green: 0.933, blue: 0.804)

Android XML<color name="color_17eecd">#17EECD</color>

SVG fillfill="#17EECD"

More Teal Colors

#17EECD sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#17EECD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #17EECD?

#17EECD is a mid-tone teal — rgb(23, 238, 205) in RGB and hsl(171, 86%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Olo (#01FFCD), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.82.

What is the RGB value of #17EECD?

#17EECD is rgb(23, 238, 205) — red 23, green 238, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #17EECD?

#17EECD converts to approximately cmyk(90%, 0%, 14%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #17EECD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #17EECD scores 1.48:1 against white and 14.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #17EECD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #17EECD is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is turquoise (#40E0D0) at a CIE76 distance of 12.01, which is visibly different.

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