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#175A4E

#175a4e ≈ Dark Slate Gray

  • teal
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#175a4e is a color from the teal family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 35.29% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.44% cyan, 0% magenta, 13.33% yellow and 64.71% black. Its hue angle is 169.25°, with 59.29% saturation and 22.16% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2f4f4f), ΔE 9.08.

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Web safe#006666
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Relative luminance0.0804

Complementary

  1. #175a4e
  2. #5a1723

Split complementary

  1. #175a4e
  2. #5a1745
  3. #5a2d17

Analogous

  1. #175a2d
  2. #175a4e
  3. #17455a

Triadic

  1. #175a4e
  2. #4e175a
  3. #5a4e17

Tetradic

  1. #175a4e
  2. #17235a
  3. #5a1723
  4. #5a4e17

Square

  1. #175a4e
  2. #2d175a
  3. #5a1723
  4. #455a17

Monochromatic

  1. #04100e
  2. #071d19
  3. #175a4e
  4. #279783
  5. #3dcdb3

Shades

#175a4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175a4e
  2. #155146
  3. #12483e
  4. #103f37
  5. #0e362f
  6. #0c2d27
  7. #09241f
  8. #071b17
  9. #051210
  10. #020908
  11. #000000

Tints

#175a4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175a4e
  2. #2e6b60
  3. #457b71
  4. #5d8c83
  5. #749c95
  6. #8bada7
  7. #a2bdb8
  8. #b9ceca
  9. #d1dedc
  10. #e8efed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175a4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175a4e
  2. #225e53
  3. #2c6258
  4. #37655d
  5. #416962
  6. #4c6d67
  7. #56716c
  8. #617571
  9. #6b7876
  10. #767c7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #40544f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #56544d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d4d4f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005b56 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #45574e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3e534f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005b53 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175a4e {
  color: #175a4e;
}
Background
.bg-175a4e {
  background-color: #175a4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175a4e {
  border: 2px solid #175a4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175a4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 90 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 169 59% 22%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175a4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175a4e, #17455a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175a4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 90 78 / 0.35);
}

#2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 9.08 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 9.08 #00755e Tropical Rain Forest ΔE 9.66 #355e3b Hunter Green ΔE 9.75 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 10.73 #004225 British Racing Green ΔE 10.80 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 11.13 #e8a5b1 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Gray
#175a4e  rgb(23, 90, 78)  hsl(169, 59%, 22%)  Dark Slate Gray
#5a1723  rgb(90, 23, 35)  hsl(349, 59%, 22%)  Wine
#4e175a  rgb(78, 23, 90)  hsl(289, 59%, 22%)  Byzantium
#5a4e17  rgb(90, 78, 23)  hsl(49, 59%, 22%)  Field Drab