Palettes / Colors / #178F6A

#178F6A — Teal

#178F6A is a teal color we call Teal, closest to the named color SeaGreen (#2E8B57). It belongs to the teal family.

#178F6A 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 #91183C; it also sits naturally between #189130 and #187991. 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 56% · Blue 42%

Cyan 84% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 26% · Key 44%

Previews

CSS code for #178F6A

.text { color: #178F6A; }
.background { background-color: #178F6A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #178F6A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(23, 143, 106); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(162, 72%, 33%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #178F6A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(23, 143, 106, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #178F6A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(23, 143, 106, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#178F6A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#178F6A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #178F6A

Tints of #178F6A

Tones of #178F6A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #91183C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #178F6A: #000000.

How #178F6A 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 #178F6A

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #178F69  ·  #178F6B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #178F6A?

#178F6A is Teal, a teal color (RGB 23, 143, 106). Its closest standard named color is SeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #178F6A?

#178F6A is RGB 23, 143, 106 — HSL 162°, 72%, 33% — CMYK 84%, 0%, 26%, 44%.

What colors go with #178F6A?

Its complement is #91183C; analogous partners are #189130 and #187991. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #178F6A for text?

Black text on #178F6A has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.06:1.