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#17C992

#17c992 ≈ Caribbean Green

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#17c992 is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 78.82% green and 57.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.56% cyan, 0% magenta, 27.36% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 161.46°, with 79.46% saturation and 43.92% 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 9.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Caribbean Green (#00cc99), ΔE 1.42.

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Web safe#00cc99
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Relative luminance0.4403

Complementary

  1. #17c992
  2. #c9174e

Split complementary

  1. #17c992
  2. #c917a7
  3. #c93917

Analogous

  1. #17c939
  2. #17c992
  3. #17a7c9

Triadic

  1. #17c992
  2. #9217c9
  3. #c99217

Tetradic

  1. #17c992
  2. #174ec9
  3. #c9174e
  4. #c99217

Square

  1. #17c992
  2. #3917c9
  3. #c9174e
  4. #a7c917

Monochromatic

  1. #07402e
  2. #0f8460
  3. #17c992
  4. #43e9b6
  5. #88f1d1

Shades

#17c992 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #17c992
  2. #15b583
  3. #12a175
  4. #108d66
  5. #0e7958
  6. #0c6549
  7. #09503a
  8. #073c2c
  9. #05281d
  10. #02140f
  11. #000000

Tints

#17c992 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #17c992
  2. #2ece9d
  3. #45d4a8
  4. #5dd9b3
  5. #74dfbe
  6. #8be4c9
  7. #a2e9d3
  8. #b9efde
  9. #d1f4e9
  10. #e8faf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#17c992 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #17c992
  2. #22c290
  3. #2cba8e
  4. #37b38d
  5. #41ac8b
  6. #4ca589
  7. #569d87
  8. #619685
  9. #6b8f84
  10. #768782
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8dbba6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5ba8f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1ab96 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c9ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9dc090 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8db894 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c9ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-17c992 {
  color: #17c992;
}
Background
.bg-17c992 {
  background-color: #17c992;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-17c992 {
  border: 2px solid #17c992;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #17c992;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 201 146;
  --color-primary-hsl: 161 79% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-17c992 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #17c992, #17a7c9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-17c992 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 201 146 / 0.35);
}

#00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 1.42 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 5.93 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 6.31 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 6.65 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.27 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 8.76 #00a86b Jade ΔE 9.65 #e8366d Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Caribbean Green
#17c992  rgb(23, 201, 146)  hsl(161, 79%, 44%)  Caribbean Green
#c9174e  rgb(201, 23, 78)  hsl(341, 79%, 44%)  Ruby
#9217c9  rgb(146, 23, 201)  hsl(281, 79%, 44%)  Dark Violet
#c99217  rgb(201, 146, 23)  hsl(41, 79%, 44%)  Dark Goldenrod