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#174D4E

#174d4e ≈ Dark Slate Gray

  • cyan
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#174d4e 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, 30.2% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.51% cyan, 1.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 181.09°, with 54.46% saturation and 19.8% 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 9.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2f4f4f), ΔE 4.16.

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Web safe#006666
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Relative luminance0.0604

Complementary

  1. #174d4e
  2. #4e1817

Split complementary

  1. #174d4e
  2. #4e1731
  3. #4e3317

Analogous

  1. #174e33
  2. #174d4e
  3. #17314e

Triadic

  1. #174d4e
  2. #4e174d
  3. #4d4e17

Tetradic

  1. #174d4e
  2. #18174e
  3. #4e1817
  4. #4d4e17

Square

  1. #174d4e
  2. #33174e
  3. #4e1817
  4. #314e17

Monochromatic

  1. #051010
  2. #061313
  3. #174d4e
  4. #288789
  5. #3ac2c4

Shades

#174d4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #174d4e
  2. #154546
  3. #123e3e
  4. #103637
  5. #0e2e2f
  6. #0c2727
  7. #091f1f
  8. #071717
  9. #050f10
  10. #020808
  11. #000000

Tints

#174d4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #174d4e
  2. #2e5f60
  3. #457171
  4. #5d8283
  5. #749495
  6. #8ba6a7
  7. #a2b8b8
  8. #b9caca
  9. #d1dbdc
  10. #e8eded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#174d4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #174d4e
  2. #225253
  3. #2c5758
  4. #375c5d
  5. #416162
  6. #4c6767
  7. #566c6c
  8. #617171
  9. #6b7676
  10. #767b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #384949 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #47494e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3f434e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00504d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3a4b4e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #33474e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004f4d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-174d4e {
  color: #174d4e;
}
Background
.bg-174d4e {
  background-color: #174d4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-174d4e {
  border: 2px solid #174d4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #174d4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 77 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 181 54% 20%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-174d4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #174d4e, #17314e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-174d4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 77 78 / 0.35);
}

#2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 4.16 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 4.16 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 4.55 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 11.99 #123524 Phthalo Green ΔE 12.03 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 12.28 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 12.62 #e8b2b1 Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Gray
#174d4e  rgb(23, 77, 78)  hsl(181, 54%, 20%)  Dark Slate Gray
#4e1817  rgb(78, 24, 23)  hsl(1, 54%, 20%)  Caput Mortuum
#4e174d  rgb(78, 23, 77)  hsl(301, 54%, 20%)  Byzantium
#4d4e17  rgb(77, 78, 23)  hsl(61, 54%, 20%)  Army Green