What color is #171942?

#171942 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Azulado. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #171942?

The RGB value is 23, 25, 66: 23 red, 25 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #171942?

The complementary color is #424017, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #171942?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#171942 color

#171942 rgb(23, 25, 66)

Shades of black

The hex color #171942 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 9.8% green and 25.9% blue (23, 25, 66).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 48% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 62% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Azulado (#211D49), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.74:1).

#171942 color codes

HEX	`#171942`
RGB	`rgb(23, 25, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 9.8%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 48%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 65%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 62%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.07, 13.67, -26.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.07, 29.73, 297.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.684, 1.271, 5.31)`
Decimal	`1513794`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #171942, 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 #171942	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#171942 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	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 #171942 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #171942; }
.text { color: #171942; }
.border { border: 2px solid #171942; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 25 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #171942, #2a1742); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #171942?: #171942 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Azulado. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #171942?: The RGB value is 23, 25, 66: 23 red, 25 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #171942?: The complementary color is #424017, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #171942?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.