What color is #172B2D?

#172B2D is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #172B2D?

The RGB value is 23, 43, 45: 23 red, 43 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #172B2D?

The complementary color is #2D1917, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #172B2D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#172B2D color

#172B2D rgb(23, 43, 45)

Shades of black

The hex color #172B2D is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 16.9% green and 17.6% blue (23, 43, 45).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 32% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Ship (#10252A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.79:1).

#172B2D color codes

HEX	`#172B2D`
RGB	`rgb(23, 43, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 16.9%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 32%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 49%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 4%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16, -7.41, -3.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16, 8.35, 207.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.691, 2.099, 2.798)`
Decimal	`1518381`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #172B2D, 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 #172B2D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#172B2D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.79:1	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 #172B2D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #172b2d; }
.text { color: #172b2d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #172b2d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 43 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #172b2d, #17202d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #172B2D?: #172B2D is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #172B2D?: The RGB value is 23, 43, 45: 23 red, 43 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #172B2D?: The complementary color is #2D1917, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #172B2D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.