Sky
#179CA6 · Sky
#179CA6 is Sky, a cool cyan color. It has an RGB value of 23, 156, 166 and a relative luminance of 0.267, making it a dark surface.
Temperature
❄ Cool
Hue family
cyan
Luminance
0.27
Conversions
HEX
RGB
HSL
HSV
CMYK
OKLCHPro
Contrast & accessibility
On white
The quick fox
3.31:1
AA normal✕
AA large✓
AAA normal✕
On black
The quick fox
6.34:1
AA normal✓
AA large✓
AAA normal✕
Color harmonies
Complementary
Split-complementary
Shades & tints
Similar named colors
Frequently asked
What is the color #179CA6?
#179CA6 is Sky, a cool cyan color. In RGB it is 23, 156, 166, and in HSL it is 184°, 76%, 37%.
Is #179CA6 a light or dark color?
#179CA6 has a relative luminance of 0.267, so it reads as a dark surface. Use light text on top of it for the best contrast.
What colors go well with #179CA6?
Its complementary color is #A62017. For softer combinations, try the analogous or split-complementary harmonies shown above.