#178CA6 Color

#178CA6 is rgb(23, 140, 166) in RGB and hsl(191, 76%, 37%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkCyan. Black text is most readable on this background.

#178CA6

HEX#178CA6

RGBrgb(23, 140, 166)

HSLhsl(191, 76%, 37%)

HSVhsv(191, 86%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(59.2% 0.102 218)

CMYKcmyk(86%, 16%, 0%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #178CA6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.93:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.34:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #178CA6 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#178CA6 Complementary#A63117 Analogous#17A679 Analogous#1744A6 Triadic#A6178C Triadic#8CA617

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #178CA6, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#1CAECE #31C2E3 #59CEE8 #81DAEE #AAE6F3 #CEF0F8

Shades

#147990 #116A7E #0E5767 #0B4451 #08313A #062228

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