What color is #172C50?

#172C50 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 #172C50?

The RGB value is 23, 44, 80: 23 red, 44 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #172C50?

The complementary color is #503B17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #172C50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#172C50 color

#172C50 rgb(23, 44, 80)

Shades of blue

The hex color #172C50 is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 17.3% green and 31.4% blue (23, 44, 80).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 55% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Ocean (#0F2D4D), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.88:1).

#172C50 color codes

HEX	`#172C50`
RGB	`rgb(23, 44, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 17.3%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 55%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 71%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 45%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.2, 5.18, -24.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.2, 25.13, 281.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.701, 2.562, 7.94)`
Decimal	`1518672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #172C50, 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 #172C50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#172C50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.88:1	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 #172C50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #172c50; }
.text { color: #172c50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #172c50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 44 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #172c50, #1e1750); }

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Questions

What color is #172C50?: #172C50 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 #172C50?: The RGB value is 23, 44, 80: 23 red, 44 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #172C50?: The complementary color is #503B17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #172C50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.