What color is #172843?

#172843 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 #172843?

The RGB value is 23, 40, 67: 23 red, 40 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #172843?

The complementary color is #433217, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #172843?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#172843 color

#172843 rgb(23, 40, 67)

Shades of blue

The hex color #172843 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 15.7% green and 26.3% blue (23, 40, 67).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 49% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Eternal Darkness (#1C2841), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.78:1).

#172843 color codes

HEX	`#172843`
RGB	`rgb(23, 40, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 15.7%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 49%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 66%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 40%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.03, 2.8, -19.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.03, 19.38, 278.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.125, 2.105, 5.603)`
Decimal	`1517635`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #172843, 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 #172843	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#172843 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	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 #172843 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #172843; }
.text { color: #172843; }
.border { border: 2px solid #172843; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 40 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #172843, #1c1743); }

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Questions

What color is #172843?: #172843 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 #172843?: The RGB value is 23, 40, 67: 23 red, 40 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #172843?: The complementary color is #433217, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #172843?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.