Information about #178C97 color

#178C97 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #178C97 belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Neutral brightness. In numbers: rgb(23, 140, 151) (9% red, 54.9% green, 59.2% blue), or CMYK 50 / 4 / 0 / 41 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A strongly colored water-like cyan, #178C97 holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Aesthetic Teal (#0D9494). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Java (#259797) and Dark Cyan (#0A888A).

The recipe behind #178C97 is rgb(23, 140, 151), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #178C97: 5.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.0:1 for white. #178C97 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#178C97 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#178C97 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#178C97 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#127078

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#0D545A

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Black

#000000

#178C97 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#398D94

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Grey

#808080

#178C97 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#16966E

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#16963A

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#259616

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#178C97 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#972117
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#976117
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#97174C
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#179761
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#178C97
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#97178C
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#8C9717
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#211797
#211797

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#972117
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#8C9717
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#611797
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#972117
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#4C9717
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Nearest named colors to #178C97

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Aesthetic Teal color link
Aesthetic Teal

#0D9494

Java color link
Java

#259797

Dark Cyan color link
Dark Cyan

#0A888A

ChaosDragon color link
ChaosDragon

#139084

Celeritas color link
Celeritas

#299792

Metallic Seaweed color link
Metallic Seaweed

#0A7E8C

Dolphins Aqua color link
Dolphins Aqua

#008E97

Boy Red color link
Boy Red

#0E9CA5

Geaux Blue color link
Geaux Blue

#1277A3

Eastern Blue color link
Eastern Blue

#00879F

Viridian Green color link
Viridian Green

#009698

Scooter color link
Scooter

#308EA0

#178C97 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#178C97
  • RGB23, 140, 151
  • CMYK50, 4, 0, 41
  • CSSrgb(23, 140, 151)
  • HSL185°, 74%, 34%
  • HSL Precise185.156°, 73.563%, 34.118%
  • HSV185°, 85%, 59%
  • HSB185°, 85%, 59%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • GLSLvec3(0.090, 0.549, 0.592)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.090, 0.549, 0.592, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.090, 0.549, 0.592)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB59.2%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID178C97
  • DECIMAL ID1543319
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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