What color is #17C5FF?

#17C5FF is a vivid azure, closest to the named color Tractor Beam. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17C5FF?

The RGB value is 23, 197, 255: 23 red, 197 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17C5FF?

The complementary color is #FF5117, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17C5FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17C5FF color

#17C5FF rgb(23, 197, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #17C5FF is a vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 77.3% green and 100% blue (23, 197, 255).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 100% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 91% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Tractor Beam (#00BFFE), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.47:1).

#17C5FF color codes

HEX	`#17C5FF`
RGB	`rgb(23, 197, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 77.3%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 100%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 91%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(91%, 23%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.4, -20.15, -39.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.4, 44.47, 243.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.362, 47.33, 101.702)`
Decimal	`1558015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17C5FF, 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 #17C5FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#17C5FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.47:1	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 #17C5FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17c5ff; }
.text { color: #17c5ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17c5ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 197 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17c5ff, #1751ff); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #17C5FF?: #17C5FF is a vivid azure, closest to the named color Tractor Beam. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17C5FF?: The RGB value is 23, 197, 255: 23 red, 197 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17C5FF?: The complementary color is #FF5117, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17C5FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.