What color is #171D46?

#171D46 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Fly-by-Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #171D46?

The RGB value is 23, 29, 70: 23 red, 29 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #171D46?

The complementary color is #464017, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #171D46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#171D46 color

#171D46 rgb(23, 29, 70)

Shades of blue

The hex color #171D46 is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 11.4% green and 27.5% blue (23, 29, 70).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 51% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 59% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Fly-by-Night (#1C1E4D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.15:1).

#171D46 color codes

HEX	`#171D46`
RGB	`rgb(23, 29, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 11.4%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 51%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 67%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 59%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.63, 12.26, -26.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.63, 29.36, 294.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.898, 1.503, 5.983)`
Decimal	`1514822`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #171D46, 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 #171D46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#171D46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	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 #171D46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #171d46; }
.text { color: #171d46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #171d46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 29 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #171d46, #291746); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #171D46?: #171D46 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Fly-by-Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #171D46?: The RGB value is 23, 29, 70: 23 red, 29 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #171D46?: The complementary color is #464017, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #171D46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.