#173c3e

Color #173c3e

A moderately saturated very dark cyan.

Closest named color Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f · ΔE 8.55 Nearest Tailwind class teal-950 #022f2e · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#173c3e

RGB

rgb(23, 60, 62)

HSL

hsl(183.1, 45.9%, 16.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(183.1, 62.9%, 24.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(62.9%, 3.2%, 0%, 75.7%)

LAB

lab(22.87, -12.4, -5.24)

LCH

lch(22.87, 13.46, 202.91)

OKLCH

oklch(33%, 0.0421, 200.16)

HWB

hwb(183.1, 9%, 75.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3e1917

Analogous

#173e2d

#173c3e

#17293e

Triadic

#173c3e

#3e173c

#3c3e17

Split-complementary

#173c3e

#3e1729

#3e2d17

Tetradic

#173c3e

#19173e

#3e1917

#3c3e17

Square

#173c3e

#2d173e

#3e1917

#293e17

Shades

Color #173c3e mixed toward black.

#133234

#0f2829

#0c1e1f

#081415

#040a0a

Tints

Color #173c3e mixed toward white.

#2a6e72

#3da0a5

#64c1c6

#98d5d9

#cbeaec

Tones

Color #173c3e mixed toward gray.

#1a393b

#1e3638

#213334

#243031

#272e2e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.75:1

White text reads better on this background (11.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2b2c3e · ΔE 19.1

Deuteranopia

#29263d · ΔE 22.5

Tritanopia

#1a3d3d · ΔE 1.1

Achromatopsia

#373737 · ΔE 13.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #173c3e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#173c3e]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#173c3e (#173c3e) is rgb(23, 60, 62) in RGB.

No, #173c3e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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