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Colour

#17BBC2

  • #17BBC2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#17BBC2 is a cyan with RGB values 23, 187, 194 and HSL 182°, 79%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#17BBC2#17BBC2
HEX#17BBC2
RGBrgb(23, 187, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.0902, 0.7333, 0.7608
RGB percentages9%, 73.3%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(182.5, 78.8%, 42.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(182.5, 88.1%, 76.1%)
CMYK88.1%, 3.6%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,555,394
CSS custom property--colour: #17BBC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39618WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.92:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#E8443D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ACB2C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#97A2C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00C2BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 7.9Light seagreen · ΔE 9.2Medium turquoise · ΔE 10.1Turquoise · ΔE 18.3Dark cyan · ΔE 18.4Cadetblue · ΔE 18.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 7.92, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C21E17
Analogous#17C273, #1766C2
Triadic#C217BB, #BBC217
Split complementary#C21766, #C27417
Tetradic#7317C2, #C21E17, #65C217

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AFF3F6
Lighter +30%#82ECF0
Lighter +20%#54E5EB
Lighter +10%#27DEE5
Darker −10%#128F94
Darker −20%#0C6367
Darker −30%#073739
Darker −40%#010B0C
More saturated +25%#00D0D9
Less saturated −25%#32A2A7

Channel breakdown

R23
G187
B194
Red23 (9%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue182.46°
Saturation (HSL)78.8%
Lightness42.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 17 · G BB · B C2

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