Palettes / Colors / #17DECD

#17DECD — Vivid Teal

#17DECD is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color DarkTurquoise (#00CED1). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkturquoise (#00CED1) — not an exact match. CSS darkturquoise gives you #00CED1, a different color; use #17DECD 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.

#17DECD 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 #DE1728; it also sits naturally between #17DE6A and #178BDE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 9% · Green 87% · Blue 80%

Cyan 90% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 8% · Key 13%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #17DECD

.text { color: #17DECD; }
.background { background-color: #17DECD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #17DECD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(23, 222, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(175, 81%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #17DECD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(23, 222, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #17DECD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(23, 222, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#17DECD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#17DECD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #17DECD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DE1728:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #17DECD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #17DECD

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:

How #17DECD 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 #17DECD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #17DECC  ·  #17DECE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #17DECD?

#17DECD is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 23, 222, 205). Its closest standard named color is DarkTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #17DECD?

#17DECD is RGB 23, 222, 205 — HSL 175°, 81%, 48% — CMYK 90%, 0%, 8%, 13%.

What colors go with #17DECD?

Its complement is #DE1728; analogous partners are #17DE6A and #178BDE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #17DECD for text?

Black text on #17DECD has a contrast ratio of 12.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.70:1.