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#17AAA2

#17aaa2 ≈ Light Sea Green

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#17aaa2 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 66.67% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.47% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.71% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 176.73°, with 76.17% saturation and 37.84% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Sea Green (#20b2aa), ΔE 2.36.

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Relative luminance0.3154

Complementary

  1. #17aaa2
  2. #aa171f

Split complementary

  1. #17aaa2
  2. #aa1769
  3. #aa5817

Analogous

  1. #17aa58
  2. #17aaa2
  3. #1769aa

Triadic

  1. #17aaa2
  2. #a217aa
  3. #aaa217

Tetradic

  1. #17aaa2
  2. #171faa
  3. #aa171f
  4. #aaa217

Square

  1. #17aaa2
  2. #5817aa
  3. #aa171f
  4. #69aa17

Monochromatic

  1. #052322
  2. #0e6762
  3. #17aaa2
  4. #2be2d8
  5. #6febe5

Shades

#17aaa2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #17aaa2
  2. #159992
  3. #128882
  4. #107771
  5. #0e6661
  6. #0c5551
  7. #094441
  8. #073331
  9. #052220
  10. #021110
  11. #000000

Tints

#17aaa2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #17aaa2
  2. #2eb3ab
  3. #45bbb5
  4. #5dc4be
  5. #74ccc7
  6. #8bd5d1
  7. #a2ddda
  8. #b9e6e3
  9. #d1eeec
  10. #e8f7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#17aaa2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #17aaa2
  2. #22a69f
  3. #2ca29b
  4. #379d98
  5. #419994
  6. #4c9591
  7. #56918e
  8. #618d8a
  9. #6b8887
  10. #768483
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #79a09c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a0a0a2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d93a3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00afa7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7fa4a2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #709ca3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00ada5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-17aaa2 {
  color: #17aaa2;
}
Background
.bg-17aaa2 {
  background-color: #17aaa2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-17aaa2 {
  border: 2px solid #17aaa2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #17aaa2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 170 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 177 76% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-17aaa2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #17aaa2, #1769aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-17aaa2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 170 162 / 0.35);
}

#20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 2.36 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 3.79 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 4.30 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 4.72 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.41 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 9.43 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 9.77 #e8555d Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Light Sea Green
#17aaa2  rgb(23, 170, 162)  hsl(177, 76%, 38%)  Light Sea Green
#aa171f  rgb(170, 23, 31)  hsl(357, 76%, 38%)  Firebrick
#a217aa  rgb(162, 23, 170)  hsl(297, 76%, 38%)  Dark Magenta
#aaa217  rgb(170, 162, 23)  hsl(57, 76%, 38%)  Brass