#173b3e

Color #173b3e

A moderately saturated very dark cyan.

Closest named color Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f · ΔE 8.99 Nearest Tailwind class teal-950 #022f2e · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#173b3e

RGB

rgb(23, 59, 62)

HSL

hsl(184.6, 45.9%, 16.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(184.6, 62.9%, 24.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(62.9%, 4.8%, 0%, 75.7%)

LAB

lab(22.51, -11.8, -5.78)

LCH

lch(22.51, 13.14, 206.1)

OKLCH

oklch(32.7%, 0.0414, 202.73)

HWB

hwb(184.6, 9%, 75.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3e1a17

Analogous

#173e2e

#173b3e

#17283e

Triadic

#173b3e

#3e173b

#3b3e17

Split-complementary

#173b3e

#3e1728

#3e2e17

Tetradic

#173b3e

#1a173e

#3e1a17

#3b3e17

Square

#173b3e

#2e173e

#3e1a17

#283e17

Shades

Color #173b3e mixed toward black.

#133134

#0f2729

#0c1e1f

#081415

#040a0a

Tints

Color #173b3e mixed toward white.

#2a6c72

#3d9da5

#64bec6

#98d4d9

#cbe9ec

Tones

Color #173b3e mixed toward gray.

#1a383b

#1e3638

#213334

#243031

#272d2e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.73:1

White text reads better on this background (12.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2b2b3d · ΔE 19.1

Deuteranopia

#29263d · ΔE 22

Tritanopia

#1a3d3d · ΔE 1.8

Achromatopsia

#363636 · ΔE 13.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #173b3e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#173b3e]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#173b3e (#173b3e) is rgb(23, 59, 62) in RGB.

No, #173b3e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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