What color is #172E32?

#172E32 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Black Box. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #172E32?

The RGB value is 23, 46, 50: 23 red, 46 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #172E32?

The complementary color is #321B17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #172E32?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#172E32 color

#172E32 rgb(23, 46, 50)

Shades of black

The hex color #172E32 is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 18% green and 19.6% blue (23, 46, 50).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 37% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Black Box (#0F282F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.25:1).

#172E32 color codes

HEX	`#172E32`
RGB	`rgb(23, 46, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 18%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 37%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 54%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 8%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.3, -7.71, -5.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.3, 9.41, 214.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.906, 2.366, 3.373)`
Decimal	`1519154`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #172E32, 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 #172E32	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#172E32 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	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 #172E32 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #172e32; }
.text { color: #172e32; }
.border { border: 2px solid #172e32; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 46 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #172e32, #172032); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #172E32?: #172E32 is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Black Box. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #172E32?: The RGB value is 23, 46, 50: 23 red, 46 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #172E32?: The complementary color is #321B17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #172E32?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.