Information about #175B6A color

#175B6A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#175B6A falls into the Cyan Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(23, 91, 106) — 9% red, 35.7% green, 41.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 33 / 6 / 0 / 58. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #175B6A reads as a vivid, lively aqua cyan and sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of JayHawk Blue (#194F6E). Nearby in the Register you will also find Caesar (#1B6767) and Guru (#154C65).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(23, 91, 106)), which gives #175B6A its character. On this background, white text reaches a 7.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.7:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#175B6A color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#175B6A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#175B6A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#175B6A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#175B6A color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#175B6A color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #175B6A

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

JayHawk Blue color link
JayHawk Blue

#194F6E

Caesar color link
Caesar

#1B6767

Guru color link
Guru

#154C65

Humbec Dark Teal color link
Humbec Dark Teal

#265B71

Orient color link
Orient

#255B77

Globe color link
Globe

#256761

Dark Green Blue color link
Dark Green Blue

#1F6357

Chathams Blue color link
Chathams Blue

#2C5971

Retro color link
Retro

#1B5256

Griffin Fjord color link
Griffin Fjord

#274B6A

Light Blue Silk color link
Light Blue Silk

#044F67

Dark Aqua color link
Dark Aqua

#05696B

#175B6A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#175B6A
  • RGB23, 91, 106
  • CMYK33, 6, 0, 58
  • CSSrgb(23, 91, 106)
  • HSL191°, 64%, 25%
  • HSL Precise190.843°, 64.341%, 25.294%
  • HSV191°, 78%, 42%
  • HSB191°, 78%, 42%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • GLSLvec3(0.090, 0.357, 0.416)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.090, 0.357, 0.416, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.090, 0.357, 0.416)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB35.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB41.6%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID175B6A
  • DECIMAL ID1530730
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers3 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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