What color is #172031?

#172031 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Moonless Mystery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #172031?

The RGB value is 23, 32, 49: 23 red, 32 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #172031?

The complementary color is #312817, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #172031?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#172031 color

#172031 rgb(23, 32, 49)

Shades of gray

The hex color #172031 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 12.5% green and 19.2% blue (23, 32, 49).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 36% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Moonless Mystery (#1E2433), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.31:1).

#172031 color codes

HEX	`#172031`
RGB	`rgb(23, 32, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 12.5%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 36%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 53%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 35%, 0%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.2, 1.71, -12.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.2, 12.61, 277.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.424, 1.437, 3.107)`
Decimal	`1515569`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #172031, 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 #172031	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#172031 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	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 #172031 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #172031; }
.text { color: #172031; }
.border { border: 2px solid #172031; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 32 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #172031, #1b1731); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #172031?: #172031 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Moonless Mystery. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #172031?: The RGB value is 23, 32, 49: 23 red, 32 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #172031?: The complementary color is #312817, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #172031?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.