What color is #17192E?

#17192E is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dark Knight. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17192E?

The RGB value is 23, 25, 46: 23 red, 25 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17192E?

The complementary color is #2E2C17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17192E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17192E color

#17192E rgb(23, 25, 46)

Shades of black

The hex color #17192E is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 9.8% green and 18% blue (23, 25, 46).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 33% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Dark Knight (#151931), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.28:1).

#17192E color codes

HEX	`#17192E`
RGB	`rgb(23, 25, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 9.8%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 33%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 50%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 46%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.6, 5.89, -14.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.6, 15.55, 292.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.194, 1.075, 2.729)`
Decimal	`1513774`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17192E, 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 #17192E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17192E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	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 #17192E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17192e; }
.text { color: #17192e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17192e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 25 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17192e, #21172e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #17192E?: #17192E is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dark Knight. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17192E?: The RGB value is 23, 25, 46: 23 red, 25 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17192E?: The complementary color is #2E2C17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17192E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.