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#178CAB

#178cab ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#178cab is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 54.9% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.55% cyan, 18.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 192.57°, with 76.29% saturation and 38.04% 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 5.38:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 3.07.

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Relative luminance0.2188

Complementary

  1. #178cab
  2. #ab3617

Split complementary

  1. #178cab
  2. #ab1742
  3. #ab8017

Analogous

  1. #17ab80
  2. #178cab
  3. #1742ab

Triadic

  1. #178cab
  2. #ab178c
  3. #8cab17

Tetradic

  1. #178cab
  2. #3617ab
  3. #ab3617
  4. #8cab17

Square

  1. #178cab
  2. #8017ab
  3. #ab3617
  4. #42ab17

Monochromatic

  1. #051e24
  2. #0e5568
  3. #178cab
  4. #2cbce3
  5. #6fd2ec

Shades

#178cab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #178cab
  2. #157e9a
  3. #127089
  4. #106278
  5. #0e5467
  6. #0c4656
  7. #093844
  8. #072a33
  9. #051c22
  10. #020e11
  11. #000000

Tints

#178cab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #178cab
  2. #2e98b3
  3. #45a3bc
  4. #5dafc4
  5. #74bacd
  6. #8bc6d5
  7. #a2d1dd
  8. #b9dde6
  9. #d1e8ee
  10. #e8f4f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#178cab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #178cab
  2. #228ba7
  3. #2c8aa2
  4. #37889e
  5. #41879a
  6. #4c8696
  7. #568591
  8. #61848d
  9. #6b8289
  10. #768184
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #678594 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7a88ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #677bab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009696 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #618aac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5282ab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00929f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-178cab {
  color: #178cab;
}
Background
.bg-178cab {
  background-color: #178cab;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-178cab {
  border: 2px solid #178cab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #178cab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 140 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 76% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-178cab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #178cab, #1742ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-178cab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 140 171 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 3.07 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 7.74 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.83 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 9.06 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 10.22 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 11.45 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 12.14 #e87354 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#178cab  rgb(23, 140, 171)  hsl(193, 76%, 38%)  Bondi Blue
#ab3617  rgb(171, 54, 23)  hsl(13, 76%, 38%)  Rufous
#ab178c  rgb(171, 23, 140)  hsl(313, 76%, 38%)  Medium Violet Red
#8cab17  rgb(140, 171, 23)  hsl(73, 76%, 38%)  Apple Green