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#175B68

#175b68 ≈ Midnight Green

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#175b68 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 35.69% green and 40.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.88% cyan, 12.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 59.22% black. Its hue angle is 189.63°, with 63.78% saturation and 24.9% 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 7.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Green (#004953), ΔE 6.03.

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Relative luminance0.0866

Complementary

  1. #175b68
  2. #682417

Split complementary

  1. #175b68
  2. #681732
  3. #684c17

Analogous

  1. #17684c
  2. #175b68
  3. #173268

Triadic

  1. #175b68
  2. #68175b
  3. #5b6817

Tetradic

  1. #175b68
  2. #241768
  3. #682417
  4. #5b6817

Square

  1. #175b68
  2. #4c1768
  3. #682417
  4. #326817

Monochromatic

  1. #040f11
  2. #092429
  3. #175b68
  4. #2592a7
  5. #43bed5

Shades

#175b68 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175b68
  2. #15525e
  3. #124953
  4. #104049
  5. #0e373e
  6. #0c2e34
  7. #09242a
  8. #071b1f
  9. #051215
  10. #02090a
  11. #000000

Tints

#175b68 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175b68
  2. #2e6b77
  3. #457c86
  4. #5d8c95
  5. #749da4
  6. #8badb4
  7. #a2bdc3
  8. #b9ced2
  9. #d1dee1
  10. #e8eff0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175b68 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175b68
  2. #225f6a
  3. #2c626d
  4. #37666f
  5. #416a72
  6. #4c6e74
  7. #567176
  8. #617579
  9. #6b797b
  10. #767c7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #43565c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #515869 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #465068 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00605f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #415968 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #395468 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005e63 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175b68 {
  color: #175b68;
}
Background
.bg-175b68 {
  background-color: #175b68;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175b68 {
  border: 2px solid #175b68;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175b68;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 91 104;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 64% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175b68 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175b68, #173268);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175b68 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 91 104 / 0.35);
}

#004953 Midnight Green ΔE 6.03 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 7.56 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 7.56 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 9.79 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 11.67 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 12.29 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 13.06 #e8a497 Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Midnight Green
#175b68  rgb(23, 91, 104)  hsl(190, 64%, 25%)  Midnight Green
#682417  rgb(104, 36, 23)  hsl(10, 64%, 25%)  Caput Mortuum
#68175b  rgb(104, 23, 91)  hsl(310, 64%, 25%)  Byzantium
#5b6817  rgb(91, 104, 23)  hsl(70, 64%, 25%)  Dark Olive Green