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#176994 color: Hydra

#176994 is rgb(23, 105, 148) in RGB and oklch(49.519% 0.10073 237.847) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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201°
100%

49.5%
0.101
238°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • sky-700
  • Black 42%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.03:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.48:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #176994

#176994 is a deep dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 49.5% lightness, 0.101 chroma and a hue of 238°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.03:1 contrast and black text 3.48:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Hydra (#006995). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More dark sky blue colors

Lighter: #176994 mixed with white

  1. 176994
  2. 36789f
  3. 4e86aa
  4. 6495b4
  5. 7aa4bf
  6. 90b2ca
  7. a6c2d4
  8. bcd1df
  9. d2e0ea
  10. e8eff4

Darker: #176994 mixed with black

  1. 176994
  2. 125a80
  3. 0e4c6d
  4. 0a3e5a
  5. 063148
  6. 042436
  7. 021826
  8. 010c16
  9. 000408
  10. 000001

Calmer: #176994 with less saturation

  1. 176994
  2. 25698f
  3. 2f688a
  4. 386885
  5. 3f6780
  6. 46667b
  7. 4c6676
  8. 526571
  9. 58646c
  10. 5d6367

Questions about #176994

What color is #176994?

#176994 is deep dark sky blue. The closest named color is Hydra. In RGB it is rgb(23, 105, 148), in HSL hsl(200.64, 73.1%, 33.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.519% 0.10073 237.847).

What colors go well with #176994?

The complementary color of #176994 is #8c511f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00717f and #495f9b. The triadic partners are #8e4762 and #5d691c.

Is white or black text more readable on #176994?

White text reads better on #176994: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and black gives 3.48:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #176994 a warm or cool color?

#176994 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 238 degrees, its lightness 49.5% and its chroma 0.101.