Close to Deep Sky Blue
#17BAEE
#17BAEE is a mid-tone, vivid teal, close to the color Deep Sky Blue. In RGB it’s made of 9% red, 72.9% green, and 93.3% blue. Its hue is 195°, with 86% saturation and 51% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #17BAEE.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.26:1 FailBlack text on this color
9.29:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.26:1 FailThis color as text on black
9.29:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #17BAEE as they’d see it.
#17BAEE in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #17BAEE
What color is #17BAEE?
#17BAEE is a mid-tone, vivid teal, close to the color Deep Sky Blue. In RGB it’s made of 9% red, 72.9% green, and 93.3% blue. Its hue is 195°, with 86% saturation and 51% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #17BAEE in RGB?
#17BAEE is rgb(23, 186, 238): 23 red, 186 green, and 238 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #17BAEE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(90, 22, 0, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #17BAEE?
PANTONE 2995 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #17BAEE?
Its complement #EE9778 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.