Close to Pacific Blue
#17AECD
#17AECD is a mid-tone, vivid teal, close to the color Pacific Blue. In RGB it’s made of 9% red, 68.2% green, and 80.4% blue. Its hue is 190°, with 80% saturation and 45% 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 #17AECD.
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.
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7.97:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.63:1 FailThis color as text on black
7.97:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #17AECD as they’d see it.
#17AECD in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #17AECD
What color is #17AECD?
#17AECD is a mid-tone, vivid teal, close to the color Pacific Blue. In RGB it’s made of 9% red, 68.2% green, and 80.4% blue. Its hue is 190°, with 80% saturation and 45% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #17AECD in RGB?
#17AECD is rgb(23, 174, 205): 23 red, 174 green, and 205 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #17AECD in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(89, 15, 0, 20). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #17AECD?
PANTONE 7466 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #17AECD?
Its complement #D98C76 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.