What color is #17394E?

#17394E is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Capital Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17394E?

The RGB value is 23, 57, 78: 23 red, 57 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17394E?

The complementary color is #4E2C17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17394E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17394E color

#17394E rgb(23, 57, 78)

Shades of blue

The hex color #17394E is a very dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 22.4% green and 30.6% blue (23, 57, 78).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 54% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Capital Blue (#1A4157), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.13:1).

#17394E color codes

HEX	`#17394E`
RGB	`rgb(23, 57, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 22.4%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 54%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 71%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 27%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.51, -4.68, -16.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.51, 17.12, 254.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.191, 3.658, 7.744)`
Decimal	`1521998`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17394E, 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 #17394E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17394E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	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 #17394E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17394e; }
.text { color: #17394e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17394e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 57 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17394e, #171e4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #17394E?: #17394E is a very dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Capital Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17394E?: The RGB value is 23, 57, 78: 23 red, 57 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17394E?: The complementary color is #4E2C17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17394E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.