What color is #172E36?

#172E36 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Black Box. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #172E36?

The RGB value is 23, 46, 54: 23 red, 46 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #172E36?

The complementary color is #361F17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #172E36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#172E36 color

#172E36 rgb(23, 46, 54)

Shades of black

The hex color #172E36 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 18% green and 21.2% blue (23, 46, 54).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 40% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Black Box (#0F282F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.18:1).

#172E36 color codes

HEX	`#172E36`
RGB	`rgb(23, 46, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 18%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 40%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 57%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 15%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.47, -6.33, -7.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.47, 10.14, 231.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.996, 2.402, 3.848)`
Decimal	`1519158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #172E36, 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 #172E36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#172E36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	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 #172E36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #172e36; }
.text { color: #172e36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #172e36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 46 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #172e36, #171e36); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #172E36?: #172E36 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Black Box. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #172E36?: The RGB value is 23, 46, 54: 23 red, 46 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #172E36?: The complementary color is #361F17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #172E36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.