What color is #171A37?

#171A37 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Nightwalker. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #171A37?

The RGB value is 23, 26, 55: 23 red, 26 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #171A37?

The complementary color is #373417, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #171A37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#171A37 color

#171A37 rgb(23, 26, 55)

Shades of black

The hex color #171A37 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 10.2% green and 21.6% blue (23, 26, 55).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 41% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Nightwalker (#161D3B), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.94:1).

#171A37 color codes

HEX	`#171A37`
RGB	`rgb(23, 26, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 10.2%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 41%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 58%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 53%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.53, 8.55, -19.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.53, 21.24, 293.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.412, 1.197, 3.77)`
Decimal	`1514039`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #171A37, 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 #171A37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#171A37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	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 #171A37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #171a37; }
.text { color: #171a37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #171a37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 26 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #171a37, #241737); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #171A37?: #171A37 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Nightwalker. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #171A37?: The RGB value is 23, 26, 55: 23 red, 26 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #171A37?: The complementary color is #373417, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #171A37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.