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#175151

#175151 ≈ Dark Slate Gray

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#175151 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 31.76% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.6% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 68.24% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 55.77% saturation and 20.39% 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 9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2f4f4f), ΔE 4.66.

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Web safe#006666
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Relative luminance0.0666

Complementary

  1. #175151
  2. #511717

Split complementary

  1. #175151
  2. #511734
  3. #513417

Analogous

  1. #175134
  2. #175151
  3. #173451

Triadic

  1. #175151
  2. #511751
  3. #515117

Tetradic

  1. #175151
  2. #171751
  3. #511717
  4. #515117

Square

  1. #175151
  2. #341751
  3. #511717
  4. #345117

Monochromatic

  1. #051010
  2. #061515
  3. #175151
  4. #288d8d
  5. #3ac7c7

Shades

#175151 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175151
  2. #154949
  3. #124141
  4. #103939
  5. #0e3131
  6. #0c2929
  7. #092020
  8. #071818
  9. #051010
  10. #020808
  11. #000000

Tints

#175151 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175151
  2. #2e6262
  3. #457474
  4. #5d8585
  5. #749797
  6. #8ba8a8
  7. #a2b9b9
  8. #b9cbcb
  9. #d1dcdc
  10. #e8eeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175151 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175151
  2. #225656
  3. #2c5a5a
  4. #375f5f
  5. #416464
  6. #4c6969
  7. #566d6d
  8. #617272
  9. #6b7777
  10. #767b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b4c4c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b4d51 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #424651 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005451 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3d4f51 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #364b51 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005351 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175151 {
  color: #175151;
}
Background
.bg-175151 {
  background-color: #175151;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175151 {
  border: 2px solid #175151;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175151;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 81 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 56% 20%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175151 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175151, #173451);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175151 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 81 81 / 0.35);
}

#2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 4.66 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 4.66 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 5.57 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 11.67 #123524 Phthalo Green ΔE 12.56 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 12.98 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 13.42 #e8aeae Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Gray
#175151  rgb(23, 81, 81)  hsl(180, 56%, 20%)  Dark Slate Gray
#511717  rgb(81, 23, 23)  hsl(0, 56%, 20%)  Caput Mortuum
#511751  rgb(81, 23, 81)  hsl(300, 56%, 20%)  Byzantium
#515117  rgb(81, 81, 23)  hsl(60, 56%, 20%)  Army Green