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#174C4C

#174c4c ≈ Dark Slate Gray

  • cyan
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#174c4c 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, 29.8% green and 29.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.74% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 70.2% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 53.54% saturation and 19.41% 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 9.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2f4f4f), ΔE 4.27.

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Relative luminance0.0587

Complementary

  1. #174c4c
  2. #4c1717

Split complementary

  1. #174c4c
  2. #4c1731
  3. #4c3117

Analogous

  1. #174c31
  2. #174c4c
  3. #17314c

Triadic

  1. #174c4c
  2. #4c174c
  3. #4c4c17

Tetradic

  1. #174c4c
  2. #17174c
  3. #4c1717
  4. #4c4c17

Square

  1. #174c4c
  2. #31174c
  3. #4c1717
  4. #314c17

Monochromatic

  1. #051010
  2. #051111
  3. #174c4c
  4. #298787
  5. #3bc1c1

Shades

#174c4c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #174c4c
  2. #154444
  3. #123d3d
  4. #103535
  5. #0e2e2e
  6. #0c2626
  7. #091e1e
  8. #071717
  9. #050f0f
  10. #020808
  11. #000000

Tints

#174c4c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #174c4c
  2. #2e5e5e
  3. #457070
  4. #5d8282
  5. #749494
  6. #8ba6a6
  7. #a2b7b7
  8. #b9c9c9
  9. #d1dbdb
  10. #e8eded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#174c4c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #174c4c
  2. #225151
  3. #2c5656
  4. #375c5c
  5. #416161
  6. #4c6666
  7. #566b6b
  8. #617070
  9. #6b7676
  10. #767b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #374848 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #47484c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3e424c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004f4c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #394a4c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #33464c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004e4c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-174c4c {
  color: #174c4c;
}
Background
.bg-174c4c {
  background-color: #174c4c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-174c4c {
  border: 2px solid #174c4c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #174c4c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 76 76;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 54% 19%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-174c4c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #174c4c, #17314c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-174c4c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 76 76 / 0.35);
}

#2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 4.27 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 4.27 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 4.96 #123524 Phthalo Green ΔE 11.43 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 11.95 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 12.36 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 12.82 #e8b3b3 Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Gray
#174c4c  rgb(23, 76, 76)  hsl(180, 54%, 19%)  Dark Slate Gray
#4c1717  rgb(76, 23, 23)  hsl(0, 54%, 19%)  Caput Mortuum
#4c174c  rgb(76, 23, 76)  hsl(300, 54%, 19%)  Byzantium
#4c4c17  rgb(76, 76, 23)  hsl(60, 54%, 19%)  Army Green