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#175E75

#175e75 ≈ Sea Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#175e75 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 36.86% green and 45.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.34% cyan, 19.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.12% black. Its hue angle is 194.68°, with 67.14% saturation and 27.45% 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 7.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sea Blue (#006994), ΔE 7.27.

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Web safe#006666
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Relative luminance0.0947

Complementary

  1. #175e75
  2. #752e17

Split complementary

  1. #175e75
  2. #75172f
  3. #755d17

Analogous

  1. #17755d
  2. #175e75
  3. #172f75

Triadic

  1. #175e75
  2. #75175e
  3. #5e7517

Tetradic

  1. #175e75
  2. #2e1775
  3. #752e17
  4. #5e7517

Square

  1. #175e75
  2. #5d1775
  3. #752e17
  4. #2f7517

Monochromatic

  1. #030e11
  2. #0a2b35
  3. #175e75
  4. #2491b5
  5. #4ab8db

Shades

#175e75 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175e75
  2. #155569
  3. #124b5e
  4. #104252
  5. #0e3846
  6. #0c2f3b
  7. #09262f
  8. #071c23
  9. #051317
  10. #02090c
  11. #000000

Tints

#175e75 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175e75
  2. #2e6e83
  3. #457e91
  4. #5d8e9e
  5. #749eac
  6. #8bafba
  7. #a2bfc8
  8. #b9cfd6
  9. #d1dfe3
  10. #e8eff1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175e75 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175e75
  2. #226176
  3. #2c6577
  4. #376878
  5. #416c79
  6. #4c6f7b
  7. #56727c
  8. #61767d
  9. #6b797e
  10. #767d7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #455a64 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #515c76 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #455375 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006565 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #415d76 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #375775 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00626c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175e75 {
  color: #175e75;
}
Background
.bg-175e75 {
  background-color: #175e75;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175e75 {
  border: 2px solid #175e75;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175e75;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 94 117;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 67% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175e75 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175e75, #172f75);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175e75 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 94 117 / 0.35);
}

#006994 Sea Blue ΔE 7.27 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 8.45 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 9.03 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 11.04 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 11.04 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 11.18 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 11.54 #e8a18a Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Sea Blue
#175e75  rgb(23, 94, 117)  hsl(195, 67%, 27%)  Sea Blue
#752e17  rgb(117, 46, 23)  hsl(15, 67%, 27%)  Kobe
#75175e  rgb(117, 23, 94)  hsl(315, 67%, 27%)  Byzantium
#5e7517  rgb(94, 117, 23)  hsl(75, 67%, 27%)  Avocado