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#17cdc3 color: Exquisite Turquoise

#17cdc3 is rgb(23, 205, 195) in RGB and oklch(76.596% 0.13026 188.502) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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177°
100%

76.6%
0.130
189°
  • Teal
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • teal-400
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.99:1Hard to read
Lc -42
Black text
10.56:1Readable · AA
Lc 66

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About #17cdc3

#17cdc3 is a bright light teal color. In OKLCH it has 76.6% lightness, 0.13 chroma and a hue of 189°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.99:1 contrast and black text 10.56:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Exquisite Turquoise (#11ccbb). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-400.

More light teal colors

Lighter: #17cdc3 mixed with white

  1. 17cdc3
  2. 49d2c9
  3. 66d8cf
  4. 7eddd5
  5. 93e2db
  6. a7e7e1
  7. b9ece7
  8. cbf1ed
  9. ddf6f3
  10. eefaf9

Darker: #17cdc3 mixed with black

  1. 17cdc3
  2. 12b2a9
  3. 0e9890
  4. 0a7e78
  5. 066660
  6. 044e4a
  7. 023834
  8. 012320
  9. 000f0e
  10. 000202

Calmer: #17cdc3 with less saturation

  1. 17cdc3
  2. 3fcbc1
  3. 56c8c0
  4. 67c6be
  5. 75c3bd
  6. 82c1bb
  7. 8dbeb9
  8. 97bbb8
  9. a1b9b6
  10. aab6b4

Questions about #17cdc3

What color is #17cdc3?

#17cdc3 is bright light teal. The closest named color is Exquisite Turquoise. In RGB it is rgb(23, 205, 195), in HSL hsl(176.7, 79.82%, 44.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(76.596% 0.13026 188.502).

What colors go well with #17cdc3?

The complementary color of #17cdc3 is #f98ea2. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5fcc94 and #2ac6ea. The triadic partners are #cb9bf2 and #e9a24e.

Is white or black text more readable on #17cdc3?

Black text reads better on #17cdc3: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and black gives 10.56:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #17cdc3 a warm or cool color?

#17cdc3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 189 degrees, its lightness 76.6% and its chroma 0.13.