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#173741

#173741 ≈ Gunmetal

  • cyan
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#173741 is a color from the cyan family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 21.57% green and 25.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.62% cyan, 15.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 74.51% black. Its hue angle is 194.29°, with 47.73% saturation and 17.25% 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 12.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gunmetal (#2a3439), ΔE 6.47.

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Web safe#003333
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Relative luminance0.033

Complementary

  1. #173741
  2. #412117

Split complementary

  1. #173741
  2. #411722
  3. #413617

Analogous

  1. #174136
  2. #173741
  3. #172241

Triadic

  1. #173741
  2. #411737
  3. #374117

Tetradic

  1. #173741
  2. #211741
  3. #412117
  4. #374117

Square

  1. #173741
  2. #361741
  3. #412117
  4. #224117

Monochromatic

  1. #050d0f
  2. #050d0f
  3. #173741
  4. #2b6779
  5. #3f97b2

Shades

#173741 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #173741
  2. #15323b
  3. #122c34
  4. #10272e
  5. #0e2127
  6. #0c1c21
  7. #09161a
  8. #071114
  9. #050b0d
  10. #020607
  11. #000000

Tints

#173741 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #173741
  2. #2e4b54
  3. #455f67
  4. #5d737a
  5. #74878d
  6. #8b9ba0
  7. #a2afb3
  8. #b9c3c6
  9. #d1d7d9
  10. #e8ebec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#173741 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #173741
  2. #223e47
  3. #2c464e
  4. #374d54
  5. #41545a
  6. #4c5c61
  7. #566367
  8. #616a6d
  9. #6b7173
  10. #76797a
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #333333 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2a3539 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #313642 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2b3141 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003a3a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #293641 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #243341 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #08393d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-173741 {
  color: #173741;
}
Background
.bg-173741 {
  background-color: #173741;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-173741 {
  border: 2px solid #173741;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #173741;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 55 65;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 48% 17%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-173741 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #173741, #172241);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-173741 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 55 65 / 0.35);
}

#2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 6.47 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 7.40 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 7.67 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 9.62 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 9.62 #353839 Onyx ΔE 10.03 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 10.11 #e8c8be Inverted #333333 Grayscale 

Gunmetal
#173741  rgb(23, 55, 65)  hsl(194, 48%, 17%)  Gunmetal
#412117  rgb(65, 33, 23)  hsl(14, 48%, 17%)  Caput Mortuum
#411737  rgb(65, 23, 55)  hsl(314, 48%, 17%)  Tyrian Purple
#374117  rgb(55, 65, 23)  hsl(74, 48%, 17%)  Army Green