What color is #172745?

#172745 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 #172745?

The RGB value is 23, 39, 69: 23 red, 39 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #172745?

The complementary color is #453517, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #172745?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#172745 color

#172745 rgb(23, 39, 69)

Shades of blue

The hex color #172745 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 15.3% green and 27.1% blue (23, 39, 69).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 50% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Eternal Darkness (#1C2841), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.87:1).

#172745 color codes

HEX	`#172745`
RGB	`rgb(23, 39, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 15.3%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 50%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 67%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 43%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.81, 4.34, -20.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.81, 21.34, 281.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.153, 2.063, 5.914)`
Decimal	`1517381`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #172745, 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 #172745	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#172745 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #172745 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #172745; }
.text { color: #172745; }
.border { border: 2px solid #172745; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 39 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #172745, #1e1745); }

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Questions

What color is #172745?: #172745 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 #172745?: The RGB value is 23, 39, 69: 23 red, 39 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #172745?: The complementary color is #453517, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #172745?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.