All About Color #178C8C

#178C8C

About #178C8C

#178C8C is a dark cyan color with the hex code #178C8C. In RGB it is red 23, green 140, blue 140; in HSL it is hue 180°, saturation 72%, lightness 32%; in CMYK it is 84%, 0%, 0%, 45%. Its contrast ratio is 4.06:1 on white and 5.17:1 on black.

#178C8C Color Conversion

Hex triplet17, 8C, 8C
CMYK83.57%, 0.00%, 0.00%, 45.10%
RGB Decimal23, 140, 140
HSL180°, 72%, 32%
RGB Octal27, 214, 214
HSV (HSB)180.00°, 83.57%, 54.90%
RGB Binary10111, 10001100, 10001100
CIE-L*AB52.76, -29.45, -8.73
RGB Percent9.02%, 54.90%, 54.90%
CIE-L*CH52.76, 30.72, 196.51
XYZ14.47, 20.83, 28.07
CIE-L*UV52.76, -39.17, -8.45
xyY0.23, 0.33, 20.83
Hunter-Lab45.64, -23.30, -4.51
RYB9.02%, 31.96%, 54.90%

Color Accessibility Scores

#178C8C on a dark background: contrast 5.17:1, passes WCAG AA.
#178C8C on a light background: contrast 4.06:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #178C8C, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#178C8C · #24DBDB · #0A3D3D · #8C1717 · #DB2424

Analogous palette

#178C17 · #178C52 · #178C8C · #17528C · #17178C

Triadic palette

#178C8C · #8C178C · #8C8C17 · #24DBDB · #DB24DB

Tetradic palette

#178C8C · #52178C · #8C1717 · #528C17 · #0A3D3D

Monochromatic palette

#041616 · #0C4B4B · #178C8C · #22CECE · #58E4E4

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