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#175B71

#175b71 ≈ Sea Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#175b71 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 44.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.65% cyan, 19.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.69% black. Its hue angle is 194.67°, with 66.18% saturation and 26.67% 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 7.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sea Blue (#006994), ΔE 8.05.

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Web safe#006666
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Relative luminance0.0886

Complementary

  1. #175b71
  2. #712d17

Split complementary

  1. #175b71
  2. #71172e
  3. #715a17

Analogous

  1. #17715a
  2. #175b71
  3. #172e71

Triadic

  1. #175b71
  2. #71175b
  3. #5b7117

Tetradic

  1. #175b71
  2. #2d1771
  3. #712d17
  4. #5b7117

Square

  1. #175b71
  2. #5a1771
  3. #712d17
  4. #2e7117

Monochromatic

  1. #030e11
  2. #0a2831
  3. #175b71
  4. #248eb1
  5. #47b6da

Shades

#175b71 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175b71
  2. #155266
  3. #12495a
  4. #10404f
  5. #0e3744
  6. #0c2e39
  7. #09242d
  8. #071b22
  9. #051217
  10. #02090b
  11. #000000

Tints

#175b71 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175b71
  2. #2e6b7f
  3. #457c8d
  4. #5d8c9c
  5. #749daa
  6. #8badb8
  7. #a2bdc6
  8. #b9ced4
  9. #d1dee3
  10. #e8eff1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175b71 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175b71
  2. #225f73
  3. #2c6274
  4. #376676
  5. #416a77
  6. #4c6e79
  7. #56717a
  8. #61757c
  9. #6b797d
  10. #767c7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #435761 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f5972 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #435071 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006262 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3f5a72 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #365571 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005f68 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175b71 {
  color: #175b71;
}
Background
.bg-175b71 {
  background-color: #175b71;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175b71 {
  border: 2px solid #175b71;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175b71;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 91 113;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 66% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175b71 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175b71, #172e71);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175b71 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 91 113 / 0.35);
}

#006994 Sea Blue ΔE 8.05 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 8.15 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 9.37 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 10.38 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 10.38 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 11.22 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 11.73 #e8a48e Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Sea Blue
#175b71  rgb(23, 91, 113)  hsl(195, 66%, 27%)  Sea Blue
#712d17  rgb(113, 45, 23)  hsl(15, 66%, 27%)  Kobe
#71175b  rgb(113, 23, 91)  hsl(315, 66%, 27%)  Byzantium
#5b7117  rgb(91, 113, 23)  hsl(75, 66%, 27%)  Dark Olive Green