Information about #175B6C color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #175B6C is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with High Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(23, 91, 108) — 9% red, 35.7% green, 42.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 33 / 7 / 0 / 58. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A energetic, saturated cyan, #175B6C sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. 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 Humbec Dark Teal (#265B71).

In RGB terms — rgb(23, 91, 108) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #175B6C background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 7.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.7:1. #175B6C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#175B6C color variations

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

#175B6C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#175B6C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#175B6C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#175B6C 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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#175B6C 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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#6D2817
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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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#6D5417
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#6D1731
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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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#176D54
#176D54

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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
#175B6C
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#6D175C
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#5C6D17
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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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#28176D
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#6D2817
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#5C6D17
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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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#54176D
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#6D2817
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#316D17
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Nearest named colors to #175B6C

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

Humbec Dark Teal color link
Humbec Dark Teal

#265B71

Guru color link
Guru

#154C65

Orient color link
Orient

#255B77

Blue Sapphire color link
Blue Sapphire

#126180

Globe color link
Globe

#256761

Chathams Blue color link
Chathams Blue

#2C5971

Light Blue Flower color link
Light Blue Flower

#1D697C

Griffin Fjord color link
Griffin Fjord

#274B6A

Dark Aqua color link
Dark Aqua

#05696B

Light Blue Silk color link
Light Blue Silk

#044F67

#175B6C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#175B6C
  • RGB23, 91, 108
  • CMYK33, 7, 0, 58
  • CSSrgb(23, 91, 108)
  • HSL192°, 65%, 26%
  • HSL Precise192°, 64.885%, 25.686%
  • HSV192°, 79%, 42%
  • HSB192°, 79%, 42%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • GLSLvec3(0.090, 0.357, 0.424)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.090, 0.357, 0.424, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.090, 0.357, 0.424)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB35.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42.4%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID175B6C
  • DECIMAL ID1530732
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited297 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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