What color is #172B41?

#172B41 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Midnight Ocean. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #172B41?

The RGB value is 23, 43, 65: 23 red, 43 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #172B41?

The complementary color is #412D17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #172B41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#172B41 color

#172B41 rgb(23, 43, 65)

Shades of blue

The hex color #172B41 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 16.9% green and 25.5% blue (23, 43, 65).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 48% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Ocean (#0F2D4D), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.4:1).

#172B41 color codes

HEX	`#172B41`
RGB	`rgb(23, 43, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 16.9%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 48%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 65%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 34%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.95, -0.15, -16.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.95, 16.35, 269.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.171, 2.291, 5.328)`
Decimal	`1518401`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #172B41, 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 #172B41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#172B41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	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 #172B41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #172b41; }
.text { color: #172b41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #172b41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 43 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #172b41, #181741); }

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Questions

What color is #172B41?: #172B41 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Midnight Ocean. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #172B41?: The RGB value is 23, 43, 65: 23 red, 43 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #172B41?: The complementary color is #412D17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #172B41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.