Close to Aqua Marine
#17CABE
#17CABE is a mid-tone, vivid teal, close to the color Aqua Marine. In RGB it’s made of 9% red, 79.2% green, and 74.5% blue. Its hue is 176°, with 80% saturation and 44% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #17CABE.
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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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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #17CABE as they’d see it.
#17CABE in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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What color is #17CABE?
#17CABE is a mid-tone, vivid teal, close to the color Aqua Marine. In RGB it’s made of 9% red, 79.2% green, and 74.5% blue. Its hue is 176°, with 80% saturation and 44% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #17CABE in RGB?
#17CABE is rgb(23, 202, 190): 23 red, 202 green, and 190 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #17CABE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(89, 0, 6, 21). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #17CABE?
PANTONE 3262 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #17CABE?
Its complement #FF9A8B gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.