What color is #171932?

#171932 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 #171932?

The RGB value is 23, 25, 50: 23 red, 25 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #171932?

The complementary color is #323017, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #171932?

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.

#171932 color

#171932 rgb(23, 25, 50)

Shades of black

The hex color #171932 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 9.8% green and 19.6% blue (23, 25, 50).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 37% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Dark Knight (#151931), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#171932 color codes

HEX	`#171932`
RGB	`rgb(23, 25, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 9.8%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 37%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 54%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 50%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.86, 7.39, -16.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.86, 18.45, 293.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.277, 1.108, 3.164)`
Decimal	`1513778`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #171932, 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 #171932	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#171932 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 #171932 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #171932; }
.text { color: #171932; }
.border { border: 2px solid #171932; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 25 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #171932, #221732); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #171932?: #171932 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 #171932?: The RGB value is 23, 25, 50: 23 red, 25 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #171932?: The complementary color is #323017, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #171932?: 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.