What color is #171A48?

#171A48 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Fly-by-Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #171A48?

The RGB value is 23, 26, 72: 23 red, 26 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #171A48?

The complementary color is #484517, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #171A48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#171A48 color

#171A48 rgb(23, 26, 72)

Shades of black

The hex color #171A48 is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 10.2% green and 28.2% blue (23, 26, 72).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 52% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 64% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Fly-by-Night (#1C1E4D), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.43:1).

#171A48 color codes

HEX	`#171A48`
RGB	`rgb(23, 26, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 10.2%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 52%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 68%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 64%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.88, 15.33, -29.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.88, 33.04, 297.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.892, 1.389, 6.298)`
Decimal	`1514056`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #171A48, 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 #171A48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#171A48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	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 #171A48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #171a48; }
.text { color: #171a48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #171a48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 26 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #171a48, #2d1748); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #171A48?: #171A48 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Fly-by-Night. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #171A48?: The RGB value is 23, 26, 72: 23 red, 26 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #171A48?: The complementary color is #484517, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #171A48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.