What color is #172543?

#172543 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dark Eclipse. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #172543?

The RGB value is 23, 37, 67: 23 red, 37 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #172543?

The complementary color is #433517, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #172543?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#172543 color

#172543 rgb(23, 37, 67)

Shades of blue

The hex color #172543 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 14.5% green and 26.3% blue (23, 37, 67).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 49% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Dark Eclipse (#112244), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.19:1).

#172543 color codes

HEX	`#172543`
RGB	`rgb(23, 37, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 14.5%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 49%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 66%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 45%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.01, 5.01, -20.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.01, 21.38, 283.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.028, 1.91, 5.571)`
Decimal	`1516867`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #172543, 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 #172543	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#172543 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	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 #172543 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #172543; }
.text { color: #172543; }
.border { border: 2px solid #172543; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 37 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #172543, #1f1743); }

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Questions

What color is #172543?: #172543 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dark Eclipse. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #172543?: The RGB value is 23, 37, 67: 23 red, 37 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #172543?: The complementary color is #433517, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #172543?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and white text 15.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.