#178EA1 Color

#178EA1 is rgb(23, 142, 161) in RGB and hsl(188, 75%, 36%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkCyan. Black text is most readable on this background.

#178EA1

HEX#178EA1

RGBrgb(23, 142, 161)

HSLhsl(188, 75%, 36%)

HSVhsv(188, 86%, 63%)

OKLCHoklch(59.5% 0.099 211.9)

CMYKcmyk(86%, 12%, 0%, 37%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #178EA1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.87:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.42:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #178EA1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#178EA1 Complementary#A12917 Analogous#17A16E Analogous#1749A1 Triadic#A1178E Triadic#8EA117

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #178EA1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#1DB2C9 #32CAE2 #5AD5E7 #7EDEED #A6E8F2 #CEF2F8

Shades

#147B8A #116B78 #0E5762 #0B4750 #08333A #062428

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