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#174458

#174458 ≈ Charcoal

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#174458 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 26.67% green and 34.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.86% cyan, 22.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 65.49% black. Its hue angle is 198.46°, with 58.56% saturation and 21.76% 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 10.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 6.67.

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Relative luminance0.0502

Complementary

  1. #174458
  2. #582b17

Split complementary

  1. #174458
  2. #581723
  3. #584b17

Analogous

  1. #17584b
  2. #174458
  3. #172358

Triadic

  1. #174458
  2. #581744
  3. #445817

Tetradic

  1. #174458
  2. #2b1758
  3. #582b17
  4. #445817

Square

  1. #174458
  2. #4b1758
  3. #582b17
  4. #235817

Monochromatic

  1. #040c10
  2. #07151b
  3. #174458
  4. #277395
  5. #3ca0cc

Shades

#174458 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #174458
  2. #153d4f
  3. #123646
  4. #10303e
  5. #0e2935
  6. #0c222c
  7. #091b23
  8. #07141a
  9. #050e12
  10. #020709
  11. #000000

Tints

#174458 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #174458
  2. #2e5769
  3. #456979
  4. #5d7c8a
  5. #748f9b
  6. #8ba2ac
  7. #a2b4bc
  8. #b9c7cd
  9. #d1dade
  10. #e8ecee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#174458 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #174458
  2. #224a5c
  3. #2c5060
  4. #375664
  5. #415c68
  6. #4c626c
  7. #566870
  8. #616e74
  9. #6b7478
  10. #767a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #33414a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3a4359 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #313c58 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00494b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2f4359 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #294058 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004750 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-174458 {
  color: #174458;
}
Background
.bg-174458 {
  background-color: #174458;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-174458 {
  border: 2px solid #174458;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #174458;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 68 88;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 59% 22%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-174458 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #174458, #172358);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-174458 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 68 88 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 6.67 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 7.50 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 9.39 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 9.76 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 10.57 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 10.57 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 10.64 #e8bba7 Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Charcoal
#174458  rgb(23, 68, 88)  hsl(198, 59%, 22%)  Charcoal
#582b17  rgb(88, 43, 23)  hsl(18, 59%, 22%)  Caput Mortuum
#581744  rgb(88, 23, 68)  hsl(318, 59%, 22%)  Tyrian Purple
#445817  rgb(68, 88, 23)  hsl(78, 59%, 22%)  Army Green