What color is #173E54?

#173E54 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Capital Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #173E54?

The RGB value is 23, 62, 84: 23 red, 62 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #173E54?

The complementary color is #542D17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #173E54?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#173E54 color

#173E54 rgb(23, 62, 84)

Shades of blue

The hex color #173E54 is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 24.3% green and 32.9% blue (23, 62, 84).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 57% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 73% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Capital Blue (#1A4157), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.33:1).

#173E54 color codes

HEX	`#173E54`
RGB	`rgb(23, 62, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 24.3%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 57%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 73%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(73%, 26%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.54, -5.64, -17.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.54, 18.18, 251.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.676, 4.267, 9.016)`
Decimal	`1523284`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #173E54, 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 #173E54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#173E54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	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 #173E54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #173e54; }
.text { color: #173e54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #173e54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 62 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #173e54, #172054); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #173E54?: #173E54 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Capital Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #173E54?: The RGB value is 23, 62, 84: 23 red, 62 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #173E54?: The complementary color is #542D17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #173E54?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.