What color is #172B36?

#172B36 is a very dark, desaturated azure known as Oceanic Noir. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Oceanic Noir?

The RGB value is 23, 43, 54: 23 red, 43 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Oceanic Noir?

The complementary color is #362217, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #172B36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Oceanic Noir color: hex code #172B36

#172B36 rgb(23, 43, 54)

Shades of black

Oceanic Noir has the hex code #172B36. It is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 16.9% green and 21.2% blue (23, 43, 54).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 40% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.63:1).

Oceanic Noir (#172B36) color codes

HEX	`#172B36`
RGB	`rgb(23, 43, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 16.9%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 40%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 57%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 20%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.39, -4.3, -9.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.39, 10.5, 245.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.883, 2.176, 3.81)`
Decimal	`1518390`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Oceanic Noir, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #172B36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#172B36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #172B36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #172b36; }
.text { color: #172b36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #172b36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 43 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #172b36, #171c36); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

See #172B36 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #172B36?: #172B36 is a very dark, desaturated azure known as Oceanic Noir. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Oceanic Noir?: The RGB value is 23, 43, 54: 23 red, 43 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Oceanic Noir?: The complementary color is #362217, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #172B36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and white text 14.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.