What color is #00174A?

#00174A is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Dark Soul. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00174A?

The RGB value is 0, 23, 74: 0 red, 23 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00174A?

The complementary color is #4A3300, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00174A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00174A color

#00174A rgb(0, 23, 74)

Shades of black

The hex color #00174A is a very dark, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 9% green and 29% blue (0, 23, 74).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 100% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 69% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Dark Soul (#112255), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.19:1).

#00174A color codes

HEX	`#00174A`
RGB	`rgb(0, 23, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 9%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 100%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 100%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 69%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.85, 15.14, -34.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.85, 37.25, 293.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.542, 1.107, 6.61)`
Decimal	`5962`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00174A, 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 #00174A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00174A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	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 #00174A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00174a; }
.text { color: #00174a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00174a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 23 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00174a, #0e004a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #00174A?: #00174A is a very dark, vivid blue, closest to the named color Dark Soul. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00174A?: The RGB value is 0, 23, 74: 0 red, 23 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00174A?: The complementary color is #4A3300, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00174A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.