Palettes / Colors / #17CAEF
#17CAEF — Vivid Teal
#17CAEF is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color DeepSkyBlue (#00BFFF). It belongs to the teal family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: deepskyblue (#00BFFF) — not an exact match. CSS deepskyblue gives you #00BFFF, a different color; use #17CAEF when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#17CAEF is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #EF3A15; it also sits naturally between #15EFA6 and #155EEF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #17CAEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 23, 202, 239 |
| HSL | 190°, 87%, 51% |
| HSV | 190°, 90%, 94% |
| CMYK | 90%, 15%, 0%, 6% |
| XYZ | 37.05, 48.66, 89.10 |
| Yxy | 48.66, 0.2120, 0.2783 |
| CIE-Lab | 75.24, -28.00, -29.77 |
| Hunter Lab | 69.75, -23.89, -31.88 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 9% · Green 79% · Blue 94%
Cyan 90% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #17CAEF
.text { color: #17CAEF; }
.background { background-color: #17CAEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #17CAEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(23, 202, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(190, 87%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #17CAEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(23, 202, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #17CAEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(23, 202, 239, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#17CAEF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#17CAEF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EF3A15:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.96:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.73:1 AAA |
Best text color on #17CAEF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #17CAEF
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #17CAEF: ·
How #17CAEF looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #17CAEF rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #17CAEF?
#17CAEF is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 23, 202, 239). Its closest standard named color is DeepSkyBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #17CAEF?
#17CAEF is RGB 23, 202, 239 — HSL 190°, 87%, 51% — CMYK 90%, 15%, 0%, 6%.
What colors go with #17CAEF?
Its complement is #EF3A15; analogous partners are #15EFA6 and #155EEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #17CAEF for text?
Black text on #17CAEF has a contrast ratio of 10.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.96:1.