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#178FA6

#178fa6 ≈ Bondi Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#178fa6 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 56.08% green and 65.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.14% cyan, 13.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.9% black. Its hue angle is 189.65°, with 75.66% saturation and 37.06% 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 5.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bondi Blue (#0095b6), ΔE 3.72.

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Relative luminance0.2258

Complementary

  1. #178fa6
  2. #a62e17

Split complementary

  1. #178fa6
  2. #a61748
  3. #a67617

Analogous

  1. #17a676
  2. #178fa6
  3. #1748a6

Triadic

  1. #178fa6
  2. #a6178f
  3. #8fa617

Tetradic

  1. #178fa6
  2. #2e17a6
  3. #a62e17
  4. #8fa617

Square

  1. #178fa6
  2. #7617a6
  3. #a62e17
  4. #48a617

Monochromatic

  1. #041b20
  2. #0e5563
  3. #178fa6
  4. #28c3e1
  5. #6bd6eb

Shades

#178fa6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #178fa6
  2. #158195
  3. #127285
  4. #106474
  5. #0e5664
  6. #0c4853
  7. #093942
  8. #072b32
  9. #051d21
  10. #020e11
  11. #000000

Tints

#178fa6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #178fa6
  2. #2e9aaf
  3. #45a5b8
  4. #5db1c1
  5. #74bcca
  6. #8bc7d3
  7. #a2d2db
  8. #b9dde4
  9. #d1e9ed
  10. #e8f4f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#178fa6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #178fa6
  2. #228ea2
  3. #2c8c9e
  4. #378b9b
  5. #418997
  6. #4c8893
  7. #56868f
  8. #61858b
  9. #6b8388
  10. #768284
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #688892 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7f8aa7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d7da6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009796 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #658ca7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5785a6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00949d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-178fa6 {
  color: #178fa6;
}
Background
.bg-178fa6 {
  background-color: #178fa6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-178fa6 {
  border: 2px solid #178fa6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #178fa6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 143 166;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 76% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-178fa6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #178fa6, #1748a6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-178fa6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 143 166 / 0.35);
}

#0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 3.72 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 9.55 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.73 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 9.82 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 9.87 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 10.45 #008080 Teal ΔE 11.05 #e87059 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Bondi Blue
#178fa6  rgb(23, 143, 166)  hsl(190, 76%, 37%)  Bondi Blue
#a62e17  rgb(166, 46, 23)  hsl(10, 76%, 37%)  Rufous
#a6178f  rgb(166, 23, 143)  hsl(310, 76%, 37%)  Dark Magenta
#8fa617  rgb(143, 166, 23)  hsl(70, 76%, 37%)  Apple Green