What color is #17384A?

#17384A is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Blue Whale. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17384A?

The RGB value is 23, 56, 74: 23 red, 56 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17384A?

The complementary color is #4A2917, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17384A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17384A color

#17384A rgb(23, 56, 74)

Shades of blue

The hex color #17384A is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 22% green and 29% blue (23, 56, 74).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 53% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 69% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Blue Whale (#1E3442), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.35:1).

#17384A color codes

HEX	`#17384A`
RGB	`rgb(23, 56, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 22%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 53%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 69%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(69%, 24%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.96, -5.56, -14.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.96, 15.67, 249.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.003, 3.505, 6.995)`
Decimal	`1521738`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17384A, 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 #17384A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17384A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	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 #17384A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17384a; }
.text { color: #17384a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17384a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 56 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17384a, #171e4a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #17384A?: #17384A is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Blue Whale. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17384A?: The RGB value is 23, 56, 74: 23 red, 56 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17384A?: The complementary color is #4A2917, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17384A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.