All About Color #178C8A

#178C8A

About #178C8A

#178C8A is a dark cyan color with the hex code #178C8A. In RGB it is red 23, green 140, blue 138; in HSL it is hue 179°, saturation 72%, lightness 32%; in CMYK it is 84%, 0%, 1%, 45%. Its contrast ratio is 4.07:1 on white and 5.15:1 on black.

#178C8A Color Conversion

Hex triplet17, 8C, 8A
CMYK83.57%, 0.00%, 1.43%, 45.10%
RGB Decimal23, 140, 138
HSL179°, 72%, 32%
RGB Octal27, 214, 212
HSV (HSB)178.97°, 83.57%, 54.90%
RGB Binary10111, 10001100, 10001010
CIE-L*AB52.70, -30.07, -7.66
RGB Percent9.02%, 54.90%, 54.12%
CIE-L*CH52.70, 31.04, 194.30
XYZ14.32, 20.77, 27.30
CIE-L*UV52.70, -39.32, -6.77
xyY0.23, 0.33, 20.77
Hunter-Lab45.58, -23.68, -3.61
RYB9.02%, 32.16%, 54.90%

Color Accessibility Scores

#178C8A on a dark background: contrast 5.15:1, passes WCAG AA.
#178C8A on a light background: contrast 4.07:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #178C8A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#178C8A · #24DBD8 · #0A3D3D · #8C1719 · #DB2427

Analogous palette

#198C17 · #178C50 · #178C8A · #17548C · #17198C

Triadic palette

#178C8A · #8A178C · #8C8A17 · #24DBD8 · #D824DB

Tetradic palette

#178C8A · #50178C · #8C1719 · #548C17 · #0A3D3D

Monochromatic palette

#041616 · #0C4B4A · #178C8A · #22CECB · #58E4E2

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