What color is #173C7D?

#173C7D is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Maritime Outpost. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #173C7D?

The RGB value is 23, 60, 125: 23 red, 60 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #173C7D?

The complementary color is #7D5817, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #173C7D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#173C7D color

#173C7D rgb(23, 60, 125)

Shades of blue

The hex color #173C7D is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 23.5% green and 49% blue (23, 60, 125).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 69% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 82% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Maritime Outpost (#1E4581), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.61:1).

#173C7D color codes

HEX	`#173C7D`
RGB	`rgb(23, 60, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 23.5%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 69%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 82%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(82%, 52%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.43, 12.47, -40.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.43, 42.49, 287.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.67, 4.894, 20.044)`
Decimal	`1522813`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #173C7D, 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 #173C7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#173C7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #173C7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #173c7d; }
.text { color: #173c7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #173c7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 60 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #173c7d, #25177d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cobalt Blue.

Questions

What color is #173C7D?: #173C7D is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Maritime Outpost. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #173C7D?: The RGB value is 23, 60, 125: 23 red, 60 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #173C7D?: The complementary color is #7D5817, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #173C7D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.