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#178AA0

#178aa0 ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#178aa0 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 54.12% green and 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.63% cyan, 13.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 189.64°, with 74.86% saturation and 35.88% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 5.07.

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Relative luminance0.209

Complementary

  1. #178aa0
  2. #a02d17

Split complementary

  1. #178aa0
  2. #a01745
  3. #a07217

Analogous

  1. #17a072
  2. #178aa0
  3. #1745a0

Triadic

  1. #178aa0
  2. #a0178a
  3. #8aa017

Tetradic

  1. #178aa0
  2. #2d17a0
  3. #a02d17
  4. #8aa017

Square

  1. #178aa0
  2. #7217a0
  3. #a02d17
  4. #45a017

Monochromatic

  1. #04171a
  2. #0d505d
  3. #178aa0
  4. #24c1e0
  5. #67d4e9

Shades

#178aa0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #178aa0
  2. #157c90
  3. #126e80
  4. #106170
  5. #0e5360
  6. #0c4550
  7. #093740
  8. #072930
  9. #051c20
  10. #020e10
  11. #000000

Tints

#178aa0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #178aa0
  2. #2e96aa
  3. #45a1b3
  4. #5dadbd
  5. #74b9c6
  6. #8bc5d0
  7. #a2d0d9
  8. #b9dce3
  9. #d1e8ec
  10. #e8f3f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#178aa0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #178aa0
  2. #22899d
  3. #2c889a
  4. #378796
  5. #418693
  6. #4c8590
  7. #56848d
  8. #61838a
  9. #6b8286
  10. #768183
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #65838d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7b85a1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6979a0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009291 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6287a1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5480a0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008f97 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-178aa0 {
  color: #178aa0;
}
Background
.bg-178aa0 {
  background-color: #178aa0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-178aa0 {
  border: 2px solid #178aa0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #178aa0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 138 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 75% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-178aa0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #178aa0, #1745a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-178aa0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 138 160 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 5.07 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 8.11 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 9.16 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 9.51 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.86 #008080 Teal ΔE 10.02 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.78 #e8755f Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#178aa0  rgb(23, 138, 160)  hsl(190, 75%, 36%)  Bondi Blue
#a02d17  rgb(160, 45, 23)  hsl(10, 75%, 36%)  Rufous
#a0178a  rgb(160, 23, 138)  hsl(310, 75%, 36%)  Dark Magenta
#8aa017  rgb(138, 160, 23)  hsl(70, 75%, 36%)  Apple Green