What color is #171E4E?

#171E4E 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 #171E4E?

The RGB value is 23, 30, 78: 23 red, 30 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #171E4E?

The complementary color is #4E4717, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #171E4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#171E4E color

#171E4E rgb(23, 30, 78)

Shades of blue

The hex color #171E4E is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 11.8% green and 30.6% blue (23, 30, 78).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 54% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 62% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Fly-by-Night (#1C1E4D), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.76:1).

#171E4E color codes

HEX	`#171E4E`
RGB	`rgb(23, 30, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 11.8%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 54%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 71%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 62%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.59, 14.77, -30.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.59, 34.01, 295.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.192, 1.661, 7.411)`
Decimal	`1515086`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #171E4E, 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 #171E4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#171E4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	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 #171E4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #171e4e; }
.text { color: #171e4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #171e4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 30 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #171e4e, #2c174e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #171E4E?: #171E4E 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 #171E4E?: The RGB value is 23, 30, 78: 23 red, 30 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #171E4E?: The complementary color is #4E4717, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #171E4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.