What color is #17B1DA?

#17B1DA is a vivid cyan, closest to the named color Aquarius. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17B1DA?

The RGB value is 23, 177, 218: 23 red, 177 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17B1DA?

The complementary color is #DA4017, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17B1DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17B1DA color

#17B1DA rgb(23, 177, 218)

Shades of teal

The hex color #17B1DA is a vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 69.4% green and 85.5% blue (23, 177, 218).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 81% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 89% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Aquarius (#2DB0CE), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.34:1).

#17B1DA color codes

HEX	`#17B1DA`
RGB	`rgb(23, 177, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 69.4%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 81%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 89%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(89%, 19%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.04, -22.39, -30.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.04, 38.22, 234.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.725, 36.685, 71.883)`
Decimal	`1552858`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17B1DA, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #17B1DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#17B1DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #17B1DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17b1da; }
.text { color: #17b1da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17b1da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 177 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17b1da, #174fda); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Deep Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #17B1DA?: #17B1DA is a vivid cyan, closest to the named color Aquarius. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17B1DA?: The RGB value is 23, 177, 218: 23 red, 177 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17B1DA?: The complementary color is #DA4017, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17B1DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.