What color is #172F67?

#172F67 is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Mythical Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #172F67?

The RGB value is 23, 47, 103: 23 red, 47 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #172F67?

The complementary color is #674F17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #172F67?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#172F67 color

#172F67 rgb(23, 47, 103)

Shades of blue

The hex color #172F67 is a dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 18.4% green and 40.4% blue (23, 47, 103).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 63% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 78% cyan, 54% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Mythical Night (#1C2E63), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.81:1).

#172F67 color codes

HEX	`#172F67`
RGB	`rgb(23, 47, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 18.4%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 63%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 78%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(78%, 54%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.8, 12.59, -35.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.8, 37.8, 289.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.817, 3.194, 13.245)`
Decimal	`1519463`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #172F67, 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 #172F67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#172F67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	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 #172F67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #172f67; }
.text { color: #172f67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #172f67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 47 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #172f67, #271767); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #172F67?: #172F67 is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Mythical Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #172F67?: The RGB value is 23, 47, 103: 23 red, 47 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #172F67?: The complementary color is #674F17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #172F67?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.