What color is #173353?

#173353 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 #173353?

The RGB value is 23, 51, 83: 23 red, 51 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #173353?

The complementary color is #533717, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #173353?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#173353 color

#173353 rgb(23, 51, 83)

Shades of blue

The hex color #173353 is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 20% green and 32.5% blue (23, 51, 83).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 57% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Ocean (#0F2D4D), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.85:1).

#173353 color codes

HEX	`#173353`
RGB	`rgb(23, 51, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 20%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 57%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 72%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 39%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.73, 1.41, -22.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.73, 22.63, 273.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.098, 3.174, 8.631)`
Decimal	`1520467`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #173353, 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 #173353	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#173353 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	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 #173353 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #173353; }
.text { color: #173353; }
.border { border: 2px solid #173353; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 51 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #173353, #191753); }

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Questions

What color is #173353?: #173353 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 #173353?: The RGB value is 23, 51, 83: 23 red, 51 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #173353?: The complementary color is #533717, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #173353?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.