#178CA1 Color

#178CA1 is rgb(23, 140, 161) in RGB and hsl(189, 75%, 36%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkCyan. Black text is most readable on this background.

#178CA1

HEX#178CA1

RGBrgb(23, 140, 161)

HSLhsl(189, 75%, 36%)

HSVhsv(189, 86%, 63%)

OKLCHoklch(59% 0.099 213.9)

CMYKcmyk(86%, 13%, 0%, 37%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #178CA1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.96:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.3:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #178CA1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#178CA1 Complementary#A12C17 Analogous#17A170 Analogous#1747A1 Triadic#A1178C Triadic#8CA117

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #178CA1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#1DAFC9 #32C7E2 #5AD2E7 #7EDCED #A6E7F2 #CEF2F8

Shades

#14798A #116978 #0E5662 #0B4650 #08333A #062328

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