Information about #175D4F color

#175D4F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#175D4F falls into the Cyan Color Family — High Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(23, 93, 79) — 9% red, 36.5% green, 31% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 27 / 0 / 5 / 64. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #175D4F reads as a strongly colored aqua cyan and stays on the darker end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Push Play (#21584C). Slightly further away sit Dark Green Blue (#1F6357) and Retro (#1B5256).

The recipe behind #175D4F is rgb(23, 93, 79), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #175D4F: 7.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:64), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#175D4F color variations

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

#175D4F 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #175D4F

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

Push Play color link
Push Play

#21584C

Retro color link
Retro

#1B5256

Jackpot color link
Jackpot

#145346

Evening Sea color link
Evening Sea

#26604F

Jewel color link
Jewel

#136843

Beatnik color link
Beatnik

#1F4F54

Eden color link
Eden

#266255

Dark Opal color link
Dark Opal

#275953

Fun Green color link
Fun Green

#15633D

Green Pea color link
Green Pea

#266242

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#175D4F
  • RGB23, 93, 79
  • CMYK27, 0, 5, 64
  • CSSrgb(23, 93, 79)
  • HSL168°, 60%, 23%
  • HSL Precise168°, 60.345%, 22.745%
  • HSV168°, 75%, 36%
  • HSB168°, 75%, 36%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.365
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.310
  • GLSLvec3(0.090, 0.365, 0.310)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.090, 0.365, 0.310, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.090, 0.365, 0.310)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB31%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID175D4F
  • DECIMAL ID1531215
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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