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#17EEEE

#17eeee ≈ Aqua

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#17eeee is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 93.33% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.34% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 86.35% saturation and 51.18% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Aqua (#00ffff), ΔE 3.55.

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Web safe#00ffff
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Relative luminance0.675

Complementary

  1. #17eeee
  2. #ee1717

Split complementary

  1. #17eeee
  2. #ee1783
  3. #ee8317

Analogous

  1. #17ee83
  2. #17eeee
  3. #1783ee

Triadic

  1. #17eeee
  2. #ee17ee
  3. #eeee17

Tetradic

  1. #17eeee
  2. #1717ee
  3. #ee1717
  4. #eeee17

Square

  1. #17eeee
  2. #8317ee
  3. #ee1717
  4. #83ee17

Monochromatic

  1. #076565
  2. #0dacac
  3. #17eeee
  4. #5ef3f3
  5. #a6f8f8

Shades

#17eeee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #17eeee
  2. #15d6d6
  3. #12bebe
  4. #10a7a7
  5. #0e8f8f
  6. #0c7777
  7. #095f5f
  8. #074747
  9. #053030
  10. #021818
  11. #000000

Tints

#17eeee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #17eeee
  2. #2ef0f0
  3. #45f1f1
  4. #5df3f3
  5. #74f5f5
  6. #8bf7f7
  7. #a2f8f8
  8. #b9fafa
  9. #d1fcfc
  10. #e8fdfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#17eeee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #17eeee
  2. #22e3e3
  3. #2cd8d8
  4. #37cdcd
  5. #41c2c2
  6. #4cb7b7
  7. #56acac
  8. #61a1a1
  9. #6b9696
  10. #768b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d6d6d6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #abe0e0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dde2ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3ceef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00f6ee ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1e7ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9bdcef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00f3ee ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-17eeee {
  color: #17eeee;
}
Background
.bg-17eeee {
  background-color: #17eeee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-17eeee {
  border: 2px solid #17eeee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #17eeee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 238 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 86% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-17eeee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #17eeee, #1783ee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-17eeee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 238 238 / 0.35);
}

#00ffff Aqua ΔE 3.55 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 3.55 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 3.58 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 5.91 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 5.99 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 6.23 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 6.97 #e81111 Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Aqua
#17eeee  rgb(23, 238, 238)  hsl(180, 86%, 51%)  Aqua
#ee1717  rgb(238, 23, 23)  hsl(0, 86%, 51%)  Lust
#ee17ee  rgb(238, 23, 238)  hsl(300, 86%, 51%)  Fuchsia
#eeee17  rgb(238, 238, 23)  hsl(60, 86%, 51%)  Titanium Yellow