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#175A6E

#175a6e ≈ Midnight Green

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#175a6e is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 35.29% green and 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.09% cyan, 18.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.86% black. Its hue angle is 193.79°, with 65.41% saturation and 26.08% 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 7.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Green (#004953), ΔE 7.35.

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Web safe#006666
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Relative luminance0.0862

Complementary

  1. #175a6e
  2. #6e2b17

Split complementary

  1. #175a6e
  2. #6e172f
  3. #6e5617

Analogous

  1. #176e56
  2. #175a6e
  3. #172f6e

Triadic

  1. #175a6e
  2. #6e175a
  3. #5a6e17

Tetradic

  1. #175a6e
  2. #2b176e
  3. #6e2b17
  4. #5a6e17

Square

  1. #175a6e
  2. #56176e
  3. #6e2b17
  4. #2f6e17

Monochromatic

  1. #040e11
  2. #0a262f
  3. #175a6e
  4. #248ead
  5. #46b7d8

Shades

#175a6e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175a6e
  2. #155163
  3. #124858
  4. #103f4d
  5. #0e3642
  6. #0c2d37
  7. #09242c
  8. #071b21
  9. #051216
  10. #02090b
  11. #000000

Tints

#175a6e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175a6e
  2. #2e6b7d
  3. #457b8b
  4. #5d8c9a
  5. #749ca8
  6. #8badb7
  7. #a2bdc5
  8. #b9ced4
  9. #d1dee2
  10. #e8eff1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175a6e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175a6e
  2. #225e70
  3. #2c6272
  4. #376573
  5. #416975
  6. #4c6d77
  7. #567179
  8. #61757b
  9. #6b787c
  10. #767c7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #42565f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e586f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #434f6e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006060 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3f596f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #36546e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005e66 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175a6e {
  color: #175a6e;
}
Background
.bg-175a6e {
  background-color: #175a6e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175a6e {
  border: 2px solid #175a6e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175a6e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 90 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 65% 26%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175a6e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175a6e, #172f6e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175a6e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 90 110 / 0.35);
}

#004953 Midnight Green ΔE 7.35 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 8.94 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 9.58 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 9.58 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 9.63 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 11.08 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 12.72 #e8a591 Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Midnight Green
#175a6e  rgb(23, 90, 110)  hsl(194, 65%, 26%)  Midnight Green
#6e2b17  rgb(110, 43, 23)  hsl(14, 65%, 26%)  Kobe
#6e175a  rgb(110, 23, 90)  hsl(314, 65%, 26%)  Byzantium
#5a6e17  rgb(90, 110, 23)  hsl(74, 65%, 26%)  Dark Olive Green