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#17455A

#17455a ≈ Charcoal

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#17455a is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 27.06% green and 35.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.44% cyan, 23.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 64.71% black. Its hue angle is 198.81°, with 59.29% saturation and 22.16% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 6.79.

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Relative luminance0.0518

Complementary

  1. #17455a
  2. #5a2c17

Split complementary

  1. #17455a
  2. #5a1724
  3. #5a4e17

Analogous

  1. #175a4e
  2. #17455a
  3. #17245a

Triadic

  1. #17455a
  2. #5a1745
  3. #455a17

Tetradic

  1. #17455a
  2. #2c175a
  3. #5a2c17
  4. #455a17

Square

  1. #17455a
  2. #4e175a
  3. #5a2c17
  4. #245a17

Monochromatic

  1. #040c10
  2. #07161d
  3. #17455a
  4. #277497
  5. #3da0cd

Shades

#17455a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #17455a
  2. #153e51
  3. #123748
  4. #10303f
  5. #0e2936
  6. #0c232d
  7. #091c24
  8. #07151b
  9. #050e12
  10. #020709
  11. #000000

Tints

#17455a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #17455a
  2. #2e586b
  3. #456a7b
  4. #5d7d8c
  5. #748f9c
  6. #8ba2ad
  7. #a2b5bd
  8. #b9c7ce
  9. #d1dade
  10. #e8ecef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#17455a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #17455a
  2. #224b5e
  3. #2c5162
  4. #375765
  5. #415d69
  6. #4c636d
  7. #566871
  8. #616e75
  9. #6b7478
  10. #767a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #34424c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3a445b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #313d5a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004b4c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #30445b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #29415a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004852 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-17455a {
  color: #17455a;
}
Background
.bg-17455a {
  background-color: #17455a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-17455a {
  border: 2px solid #17455a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #17455a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 69 90;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 59% 22%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-17455a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #17455a, #17245a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-17455a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 69 90 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 6.79 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 7.75 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 9.31 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 10.11 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 10.54 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 10.80 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 10.83 #e8baa5 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Charcoal
#17455a  rgb(23, 69, 90)  hsl(199, 59%, 22%)  Charcoal
#5a2c17  rgb(90, 44, 23)  hsl(19, 59%, 22%)  Caput Mortuum
#5a1745  rgb(90, 23, 69)  hsl(319, 59%, 22%)  Tyrian Purple
#455a17  rgb(69, 90, 23)  hsl(79, 59%, 22%)  Army Green