What color is #173051?

#173051 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 #173051?

The RGB value is 23, 48, 81: 23 red, 48 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #173051?

The complementary color is #513817, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #173051?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#173051 color

#173051 rgb(23, 48, 81)

Shades of blue

The hex color #173051 is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 18.8% green and 31.8% blue (23, 48, 81).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 56% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Ocean (#0F2D4D), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.31:1).

#173051 color codes

HEX	`#173051`
RGB	`rgb(23, 48, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 18.8%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 56%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 72%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 41%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.6, 2.71, -23.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.6, 23.2, 276.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.895, 2.89, 8.188)`
Decimal	`1519697`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #173051, 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 #173051	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#173051 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	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 #173051 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #173051; }
.text { color: #173051; }
.border { border: 2px solid #173051; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 48 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #173051, #1b1751); }

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Questions

What color is #173051?: #173051 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 #173051?: The RGB value is 23, 48, 81: 23 red, 48 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #173051?: The complementary color is #513817, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #173051?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.58:1 and white text 13.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.