What color is #173345?

#173345 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Blue Whale. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #173345?

The RGB value is 23, 51, 69: 23 red, 51 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #173345?

The complementary color is #452917, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #173345?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#173345 color

#173345 rgb(23, 51, 69)

Shades of blue

The hex color #173345 is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 20% green and 27.1% blue (23, 51, 69).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 50% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Blue Whale (#1E3442), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.16:1).

#173345 color codes

HEX	`#173345`
RGB	`rgb(23, 51, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 20%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 50%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 67%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 26%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.96, -4.14, -14.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.96, 14.97, 253.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.611, 2.979, 6.067)`
Decimal	`1520453`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #173345, 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 #173345	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#173345 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	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 #173345 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #173345; }
.text { color: #173345; }
.border { border: 2px solid #173345; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 51 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #173345, #171c45); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #173345?: #173345 is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Blue Whale. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #173345?: The RGB value is 23, 51, 69: 23 red, 51 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #173345?: The complementary color is #452917, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #173345?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.