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#175F75

#175f75 ≈ Sea Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#175f75 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.02% red, 37.25% green and 45.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.34% cyan, 18.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.12% black. Its hue angle is 194.04°, 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 7.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sea Blue (#006994), ΔE 7.55.

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Web safe#006666
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Relative luminance0.0965

Complementary

  1. #175f75
  2. #752d17

Split complementary

  1. #175f75
  2. #751730
  3. #755c17

Analogous

  1. #17755c
  2. #175f75
  3. #173075

Triadic

  1. #175f75
  2. #75175f
  3. #5f7517

Tetradic

  1. #175f75
  2. #2d1775
  3. #752d17
  4. #5f7517

Square

  1. #175f75
  2. #5c1775
  3. #752d17
  4. #307517

Monochromatic

  1. #030e11
  2. #0a2b35
  3. #175f75
  4. #2493b5
  5. #4ab9db

Shades

#175f75 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #175f75
  2. #155669
  3. #124c5e
  4. #104352
  5. #0e3946
  6. #0c303b
  7. #09262f
  8. #071d23
  9. #051317
  10. #020a0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#175f75 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #175f75
  2. #2e6f83
  3. #457f91
  4. #5d8f9e
  5. #749fac
  6. #8bafba
  7. #a2bfc8
  8. #b9cfd6
  9. #d1dfe3
  10. #e8eff1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#175f75 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #175f75
  2. #226276
  3. #2c6677
  4. #376978
  5. #416c79
  6. #4c707b
  7. #56737c
  8. #61767d
  9. #6b797e
  10. #767d7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #465b65 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #525d76 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #465475 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006666 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #425e76 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #385875 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00636c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-175f75 {
  color: #175f75;
}
Background
.bg-175f75 {
  background-color: #175f75;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-175f75 {
  border: 2px solid #175f75;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #175f75;
  --color-primary-rgb: 23 95 117;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 67% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-175f75 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #175f75, #173075);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-175f75 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(23 95 117 / 0.35);
}

#006994 Sea Blue ΔE 7.55 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 8.07 #004953 Midnight Green ΔE 8.97 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 10.85 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 10.85 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 11.64 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 11.70 #e8a08a Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Sea Blue
#175f75  rgb(23, 95, 117)  hsl(194, 67%, 27%)  Sea Blue
#752d17  rgb(117, 45, 23)  hsl(14, 67%, 27%)  Kobe
#75175f  rgb(117, 23, 95)  hsl(314, 67%, 27%)  Byzantium
#5f7517  rgb(95, 117, 23)  hsl(74, 67%, 27%)  Avocado