Palettes / Colors / #17EEEB
#17EEEB — Vivid Teal
#17EEEB is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color Aqua (#00FFFF). It belongs to the teal family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: aqua (#00FFFF) — not an exact match. CSS aqua gives you #00FFFF, a different color; use #17EEEB 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.
#17EEEB 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 #EE171A; it also sits naturally between #17EE7E and #1786EE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #17EEEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 23, 238, 235 |
| HSL | 179°, 86%, 51% |
| HSV | 179°, 90%, 93% |
| CMYK | 90%, 0%, 1%, 7% |
| XYZ | 45.92, 67.33, 89.17 |
| Yxy | 67.33, 0.2269, 0.3326 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.67, -45.89, -11.83 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.05, -39.94, -11.90 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 9% · Green 93% · Blue 92%
Cyan 90% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #17EEEB
.text { color: #17EEEB; }
.background { background-color: #17EEEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #17EEEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(23, 238, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(179, 86%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #17EEEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(23, 238, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #17EEEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(23, 238, 235, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#17EEEB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#17EEEB">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EE171A:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.45:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.47:1 AAA |
Best text color on #17EEEB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #17EEEB
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 #17EEEB: ·
How #17EEEB 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 #17EEEB 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 #17EEEB?
#17EEEB is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 23, 238, 235). Its closest standard named color is Aqua.
What is the RGB and HSL of #17EEEB?
#17EEEB is RGB 23, 238, 235 — HSL 179°, 86%, 51% — CMYK 90%, 0%, 1%, 7%.
What colors go with #17EEEB?
Its complement is #EE171A; analogous partners are #17EE7E and #1786EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #17EEEB for text?
Black text on #17EEEB has a contrast ratio of 14.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.