Palettes / Colors / #178587

#178587 — Teal

#178587 is a teal color we call Teal, closest to the named color DarkCyan (#008B8B). It belongs to the teal family.

#178587 is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #871917; it also sits naturally between #178751 and #174D87. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 9% · Green 52% · Blue 53%

Cyan 83% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 47%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #178587

.text { color: #178587; }
.background { background-color: #178587; }
.border { border: 3px solid #178587; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(23, 133, 135); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(181, 71%, 31%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #178587; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(23, 133, 135, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #178587; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(23, 133, 135, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#178587">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#178587">Div content here</div>

Shades of #178587

Tints of #178587

Tones of #178587

Color harmonies

Complementary — #871917:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #178587: #000000.

How #178587 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #178587 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #178587?

#178587 is Teal, a teal color (RGB 23, 133, 135). Its closest standard named color is DarkCyan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #178587?

#178587 is RGB 23, 133, 135 — HSL 181°, 71%, 31% — CMYK 83%, 1%, 0%, 47%.

What colors go with #178587?

Its complement is #871917; analogous partners are #178751 and #174D87. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #178587 for text?

Black text on #178587 has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.43:1.