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#175F74

#175f74 ≈ Sea Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#175f74 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 37.25% green and 45.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.17% cyan, 18.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.51% black. Its hue angle is 193.55°, with 66.91% saturation and 27.25% 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 7.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sea Blue (#006994), ΔE 7.95.

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Web safe#006666
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Relative luminance0.0963

Complementary

  1. #175f74
  2. #742c17

Split complementary

  1. #175f74
  2. #741730
  3. #745a17

Analogous

  1. #17745a
  2. #175f74
  3. #173074

Triadic

  1. #175f74
  2. #74175f
  3. #5f7417

Tetradic

  1. #175f74
  2. #2c1774
  3. #742c17
  4. #5f7417

Square

  1. #175f74
  2. #5a1774
  3. #742c17
  4. #307417

Monochromatic

  1. #030e11
  2. #0a2b34
  3. #175f74
  4. #2493b4
  5. #49badb

Shades

#175f74 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175f74
  2. #155668
  3. #124c5d
  4. #104351
  5. #0e3946
  6. #0c303a
  7. #09262e
  8. #071d23
  9. #051317
  10. #020a0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#175f74 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175f74
  2. #2e6f82
  3. #457f90
  4. #5d8f9e
  5. #749fac
  6. #8bafba
  7. #a2bfc7
  8. #b9cfd5
  9. #d1dfe3
  10. #e8eff1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175f74 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175f74
  2. #226275
  3. #2c6676
  4. #376978
  5. #416c79
  6. #4c707a
  7. #56737b
  8. #61767c
  9. #6b797e
  10. #767d7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #465b64 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #535d75 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #465474 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006666 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #425e75 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #395874 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00636c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175f74 {
  color: #175f74;
}
Background
.bg-175f74 {
  background-color: #175f74;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175f74 {
  border: 2px solid #175f74;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175f74;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 95 116;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 67% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175f74 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175f74, #173074);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175f74 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 95 116 / 0.35);
}

#006994 Sea Blue ΔE 7.95 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 8.03 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 8.71 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 10.53 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 10.53 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 11.94 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 12.12 #e8a08b Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Sea Blue
#175f74  rgb(23, 95, 116)  hsl(194, 67%, 27%)  Sea Blue
#742c17  rgb(116, 44, 23)  hsl(14, 67%, 27%)  Kobe
#74175f  rgb(116, 23, 95)  hsl(314, 67%, 27%)  Byzantium
#5f7417  rgb(95, 116, 23)  hsl(74, 67%, 27%)  Avocado