#178DC4 Color

#178DC4 is rgb(23, 141, 196) in RGB and hsl(199, 79%, 43%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#178DC4

HEX#178DC4

RGBrgb(23, 141, 196)

HSLhsl(199, 79%, 43%)

HSVhsv(199, 88%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(60.9% 0.126 236.3)

CMYKcmyk(88%, 28%, 0%, 23%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #178DC4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.72:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.64:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #178DC4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#178DC4 Complementary#C44E17 Analogous#17C4A5 Analogous#1737C4 Triadic#C4178D Triadic#8DC417

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #178DC4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#1FA6E5 #44B5E9 #68C3ED #88D0F1 #ADDEF5 #D1EDFA

Shades

#147AA9 #116992 #0E5677 #0B4560 #083144 #05212E

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