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#175656

#175656 ≈ Dark Slate Gray

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#175656 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 33.73% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.26% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 66.27% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 57.8% saturation and 21.37% 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 8.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2f4f4f), ΔE 5.5.

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Web safe#006666
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Relative luminance0.0751

Complementary

  1. #175656
  2. #561717

Split complementary

  1. #175656
  2. #561736
  3. #563617

Analogous

  1. #175636
  2. #175656
  3. #173656

Triadic

  1. #175656
  2. #561756
  3. #565617

Tetradic

  1. #175656
  2. #171756
  3. #561717
  4. #565617

Square

  1. #175656
  2. #361756
  3. #561717
  4. #365617

Monochromatic

  1. #041010
  2. #071a1a
  3. #175656
  4. #279292
  5. #3bcbcb

Shades

#175656 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175656
  2. #154d4d
  3. #124545
  4. #103c3c
  5. #0e3434
  6. #0c2b2b
  7. #092222
  8. #071a1a
  9. #051111
  10. #020909
  11. #000000

Tints

#175656 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175656
  2. #2e6767
  3. #457878
  4. #5d8989
  5. #749a9a
  6. #8babab
  7. #a2bbbb
  8. #b9cccc
  9. #d1dddd
  10. #e8eeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175656 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175656
  2. #225a5a
  3. #2c5e5e
  4. #376363
  5. #416767
  6. #4c6b6b
  7. #566f6f
  8. #617373
  9. #6b7878
  10. #767c7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e5151 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #505256 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #464a56 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005956 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #405356 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #394f56 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005856 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175656 {
  color: #175656;
}
Background
.bg-175656 {
  background-color: #175656;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175656 {
  border: 2px solid #175656;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175656;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 86 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 58% 21%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175656 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175656, #173656);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175656 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 86 86 / 0.35);
}

#2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 5.50 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 5.50 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 6.54 #4d5d53 Feldgrau ΔE 11.56 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 11.84 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 12.67 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 13.71 #e8a9a9 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Dark Slate Gray
#175656  rgb(23, 86, 86)  hsl(180, 58%, 21%)  Dark Slate Gray
#561717  rgb(86, 23, 23)  hsl(0, 58%, 21%)  Caput Mortuum
#561756  rgb(86, 23, 86)  hsl(300, 58%, 21%)  Byzantium
#565617  rgb(86, 86, 23)  hsl(60, 58%, 21%)  Army Green