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#17C596

#17c596 ≈ Caribbean Green

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#17c596 is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 77.25% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.32% cyan, 0% magenta, 23.86% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 163.79°, with 79.09% saturation and 43.14% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caribbean Green (#00cc99), ΔE 1.87.

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Web safe#00cc99
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Relative luminance0.4232

Complementary

  1. #17c596
  2. #c51746

Split complementary

  1. #17c596
  2. #c5179d
  3. #c53f17

Analogous

  1. #17c53f
  2. #17c596
  3. #179dc5

Triadic

  1. #17c596
  2. #9617c5
  3. #c59617

Tetradic

  1. #17c596
  2. #1746c5
  3. #c51746
  4. #c59617

Square

  1. #17c596
  2. #3f17c5
  3. #c51746
  4. #9dc517

Monochromatic

  1. #073c2e
  2. #0f8162
  3. #17c596
  4. #40e9bb
  5. #84f1d3

Shades

#17c596 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #17c596
  2. #15b187
  3. #129e78
  4. #108a69
  5. #0e765a
  6. #0c634b
  7. #094f3c
  8. #073b2d
  9. #05271e
  10. #02140f
  11. #000000

Tints

#17c596 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #17c596
  2. #2ecba1
  3. #45d1ab
  4. #5dd6b6
  5. #74dcc0
  6. #8be2cb
  7. #a2e8d5
  8. #b9eee0
  9. #d1f3ea
  10. #e8f9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#17c596 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #17c596
  2. #22be94
  3. #2cb792
  4. #37b08f
  5. #41a98d
  6. #4ca38b
  7. #569c89
  8. #619587
  9. #6b8e84
  10. #768782
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8bb8a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0b693 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aca899 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c6b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #99bc95 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #89b498 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c6ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-17c596 {
  color: #17c596;
}
Background
.bg-17c596 {
  background-color: #17c596;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-17c596 {
  border: 2px solid #17c596;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #17c596;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 197 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 164 79% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-17c596 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #17c596, #179dc5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-17c596 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 197 150 / 0.35);
}

#00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 1.87 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 4.81 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 5.66 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 7.29 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.69 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 8.28 #00a86b Jade ΔE 9.43 #e83a69 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Caribbean Green
#17c596  rgb(23, 197, 150)  hsl(164, 79%, 43%)  Caribbean Green
#c51746  rgb(197, 23, 70)  hsl(344, 79%, 43%)  Cardinal
#9617c5  rgb(150, 23, 197)  hsl(284, 79%, 43%)  Dark Violet
#c59617  rgb(197, 150, 23)  hsl(44, 79%, 43%)  Goldenrod