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#175B60

#175b60 ≈ Dark Slate Gray

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#175b60 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 35.69% green and 37.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.04% cyan, 5.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 62.35% black. Its hue angle is 184.11°, with 61.34% saturation and 23.33% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2f4f4f), ΔE 6.37.

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Relative luminance0.0851

Complementary

  1. #175b60
  2. #601c17

Split complementary

  1. #175b60
  2. #601736
  3. #604017

Analogous

  1. #176040
  2. #175b60
  3. #173660

Triadic

  1. #175b60
  2. #60175b
  3. #5b6017

Tetradic

  1. #175b60
  2. #1c1760
  3. #601c17
  4. #5b6017

Square

  1. #175b60
  2. #401760
  3. #601c17
  4. #366017

Monochromatic

  1. #041010
  2. #082022
  3. #175b60
  4. #26959e
  5. #3fc7d1

Shades

#175b60 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175b60
  2. #155256
  3. #12494d
  4. #104043
  5. #0e373a
  6. #0c2e30
  7. #092426
  8. #071b1d
  9. #051213
  10. #02090a
  11. #000000

Tints

#175b60 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175b60
  2. #2e6b70
  3. #457c80
  4. #5d8c90
  5. #749da0
  6. #8badb0
  7. #a2bdbf
  8. #b9cecf
  9. #d1dedf
  10. #e8efef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175b60 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175b60
  2. #225f63
  3. #2c6266
  4. #37666a
  5. #416a6d
  6. #4c6e70
  7. #567173
  8. #617576
  9. #6b797a
  10. #767c7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #425658 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #535760 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #494f60 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005f5c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #435960 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3b5460 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005d5e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175b60 {
  color: #175b60;
}
Background
.bg-175b60 {
  background-color: #175b60;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175b60 {
  border: 2px solid #175b60;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175b60;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 91 96;
  --color-primary-hsl: 184 61% 23%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175b60 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175b60, #173660);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175b60 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 91 96 / 0.35);
}

#2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 6.37 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 6.37 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 6.41 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 10.98 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 11.64 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 12.23 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 12.39 #e8a49f Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Gray
#175b60  rgb(23, 91, 96)  hsl(184, 61%, 23%)  Dark Slate Gray
#601c17  rgb(96, 28, 23)  hsl(4, 61%, 23%)  Caput Mortuum
#60175b  rgb(96, 23, 91)  hsl(304, 61%, 23%)  Byzantium
#5b6017  rgb(91, 96, 23)  hsl(64, 61%, 23%)  Army Green