What color is #171C3F?

#171C3F 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 #171C3F?

The RGB value is 23, 28, 63: 23 red, 28 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #171C3F?

The complementary color is #3F3A17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #171C3F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#171C3F color

#171C3F rgb(23, 28, 63)

Shades of black

The hex color #171C3F is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 11% green and 24.7% blue (23, 28, 63).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 47% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Nightwalker (#161D3B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.48:1).

#171C3F color codes

HEX	`#171C3F`
RGB	`rgb(23, 28, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 11%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 47%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 63%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 56%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.77, 10.19, -23.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.77, 25.3, 293.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.666, 1.371, 4.879)`
Decimal	`1514559`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #171C3F, 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 #171C3F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#171C3F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	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 #171C3F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #171c3f; }
.text { color: #171c3f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #171c3f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 28 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #171c3f, #26173f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #171C3F?: #171C3F 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 #171C3F?: The RGB value is 23, 28, 63: 23 red, 28 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #171C3F?: The complementary color is #3F3A17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #171C3F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.