What color is #172C4F?

#172C4F is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Midnight Ocean. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #172C4F?

The RGB value is 23, 44, 79: 23 red, 44 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #172C4F?

The complementary color is #4F3A17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #172C4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#172C4F color

#172C4F rgb(23, 44, 79)

Shades of blue

The hex color #172C4F is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 17.3% green and 31% blue (23, 44, 79).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 55% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Ocean (#0F2D4D), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.91:1).

#172C4F color codes

HEX	`#172C4F`
RGB	`rgb(23, 44, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 17.3%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 55%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 71%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 44%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.13, 4.77, -24.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.13, 24.49, 281.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.665, 2.548, 7.747)`
Decimal	`1518671`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #172C4F, 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 #172C4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#172C4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	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 #172C4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #172c4f; }
.text { color: #172c4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #172c4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 44 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #172c4f, #1e174f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #172C4F?: #172C4F is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Midnight Ocean. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #172C4F?: The RGB value is 23, 44, 79: 23 red, 44 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #172C4F?: The complementary color is #4F3A17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #172C4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.