#173b35

Color #173b35

A moderately saturated very dark cyan.

Closest named color Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f · ΔE 10.19 Nearest Tailwind class teal-950 #022f2e · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#173b35

RGB

rgb(23, 59, 53)

HSL

hsl(170, 43.9%, 16.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(170, 61%, 23.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(61%, 0%, 10.2%, 76.9%)

LAB

lab(22.18, -14.72, -0.21)

LCH

lch(22.18, 14.72, 180.82)

OKLCH

oklch(32.4%, 0.043, 181.07)

HWB

hwb(170, 9%, 76.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3b171d

Analogous

#173b23

#173b35

#172f3b

Triadic

#173b35

#35173b

#3b3517

Split-complementary

#173b35

#3b172f

#3b2317

Tetradic

#173b35

#171d3b

#3b171d

#3b3517

Square

#173b35

#23173b

#3b171d

#2f3b17

Shades

Color #173b35 mixed toward black.

#13312c

#0f2723

#0c1e1b

#081412

#040a09

Tints

Color #173b35 mixed toward white.

#2b6e63

#3fa291

#65c3b3

#98d7cd

#ccebe6

Tones

Color #173b35 mixed toward gray.

#1a3833

#1d3531

#20322f

#232f2d

#262c2b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.71:1

White text reads better on this background (12.26:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2b2b37 · ΔE 19.8

Deuteranopia

#292637 · ΔE 23.1

Tritanopia

#1a3838 · ΔE 4

Achromatopsia

#353535 · ΔE 14.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #173b35;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#173b35]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#173b35 (#173b35) is rgb(23, 59, 53) in RGB.

No, #173b35 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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