What color is #17273D?

#17273D is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Eternal Darkness. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17273D?

The RGB value is 23, 39, 61: 23 red, 39 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17273D?

The complementary color is #3D2D17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17273D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17273D color

#17273D rgb(23, 39, 61)

Shades of blue

The hex color #17273D is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 15.3% green and 23.9% blue (23, 39, 61).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 45% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Eternal Darkness (#1C2841), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.06:1).

#17273D color codes

HEX	`#17273D`
RGB	`rgb(23, 39, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 15.3%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 45%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 62%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 36%, 0%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.33, 1.16, -16.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.33, 16.15, 274.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.921, 1.97, 4.693)`
Decimal	`1517373`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17273D, 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 #17273D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17273D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	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 #17273D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17273d; }
.text { color: #17273d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17273d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 39 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17273d, #1a173d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #17273D?: #17273D is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Eternal Darkness. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17273D?: The RGB value is 23, 39, 61: 23 red, 39 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17273D?: The complementary color is #3D2D17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17273D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.