#178C97 Color

#178C97 is rgb(23, 140, 151) in RGB and hsl(185, 74%, 34%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkCyan. Black text is most readable on this background.

#178C97

HEX#178C97

RGBrgb(23, 140, 151)

HSLhsl(185, 74%, 34%)

HSVhsv(185, 85%, 59%)

OKLCHoklch(58.6% 0.096 205.1)

CMYKcmyk(85%, 7%, 0%, 41%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #178C97 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.01:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.23:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #178C97 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#178C97 Complementary#972117 Analogous#179761 Analogous#174C97 Triadic#97178C Triadic#8C9717

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #178C97, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#1DB1BF #2AD0DF #52D9E5 #7EE3EC #A6EBF2 #CEF4F8

Shades

#147C85 #11676F #0E575D #0B464B #09363A #052123

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