What color is #00173A?

#00173A is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Squid’s Ink. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00173A?

The RGB value is 0, 23, 58: 0 red, 23 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00173A?

The complementary color is #3A2300, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00173A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00173A color

#00173A rgb(0, 23, 58)

Shades of black

The hex color #00173A is a very dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 9% green and 22.7% blue (0, 23, 58).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 100% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 60% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Squid’s Ink (#041330), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.74:1).

#00173A color codes

HEX	`#00173A`
RGB	`rgb(0, 23, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 9%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 100%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 100%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 60%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.29, 7.36, -25.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.29, 26.33, 286.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.07, 0.918, 4.123)`
Decimal	`5946`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00173A, 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 #00173A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00173A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	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 #00173A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00173a; }
.text { color: #00173a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00173a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 23 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00173a, #06003a); }

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Questions

What color is #00173A?: #00173A is a very dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Squid’s Ink. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00173A?: The RGB value is 0, 23, 58: 0 red, 23 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00173A?: The complementary color is #3A2300, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00173A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.