What color is #17385D?

#17385D is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Lost in Space. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17385D?

The RGB value is 23, 56, 93: 23 red, 56 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17385D?

The complementary color is #5D3C17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17385D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17385D color

#17385D rgb(23, 56, 93)

Shades of blue

The hex color #17385D is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 22% green and 36.5% blue (23, 56, 93).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 60% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 75% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Lost in Space (#03386A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.93:1).

#17385D color codes

HEX	`#17385D`
RGB	`rgb(23, 56, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 22%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 60%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 75%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(75%, 40%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23, 2, -25.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23, 25.67, 274.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.743, 3.8, 10.89)`
Decimal	`1521757`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17385D, 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 #17385D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17385D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	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 #17385D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17385d; }
.text { color: #17385d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17385d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 56 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17385d, #19175d); }

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Questions

What color is #17385D?: #17385D is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Lost in Space. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17385D?: The RGB value is 23, 56, 93: 23 red, 56 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17385D?: The complementary color is #5D3C17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17385D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.