What color is #172E53?

#172E53 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 #172E53?

The RGB value is 23, 46, 83: 23 red, 46 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #172E53?

The complementary color is #533C17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #172E53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#172E53 color

#172E53 rgb(23, 46, 83)

Shades of blue

The hex color #172E53 is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 18% green and 32.5% blue (23, 46, 83).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 57% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% 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 13.53:1).

#172E53 color codes

HEX	`#172E53`
RGB	`rgb(23, 46, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 18%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 57%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 72%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 45%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.06, 4.97, -25.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.06, 25.73, 281.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.891, 2.76, 8.562)`
Decimal	`1519187`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #172E53, 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 #172E53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#172E53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	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 #172E53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #172e53; }
.text { color: #172e53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #172e53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 46 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #172e53, #1e1753); }

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Questions

What color is #172E53?: #172E53 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 #172E53?: The RGB value is 23, 46, 83: 23 red, 46 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #172E53?: The complementary color is #533C17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #172E53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.