What color is #174088?

#174088 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 #174088?

The RGB value is 23, 64, 136: 23 red, 64 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #174088?

The complementary color is #885F17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #174088?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#174088 color

#174088 rgb(23, 64, 136)

Shades of blue

The hex color #174088 is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 25.1% green and 53.3% blue (23, 64, 136).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 71% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 83% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Maritime Outpost (#1E4581), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.88:1).

#174088 color codes

HEX	`#174088`
RGB	`rgb(23, 64, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 25.1%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 71%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 83%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(83%, 53%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.45, 14.23, -44.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.45, 46.45, 287.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.629, 5.626, 24.024)`
Decimal	`1523848`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #174088, 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 #174088	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#174088 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	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 #174088 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #174088; }
.text { color: #174088; }
.border { border: 2px solid #174088; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 64 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #174088, #271788); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cobalt Blue.

Questions

What color is #174088?: #174088 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 #174088?: The RGB value is 23, 64, 136: 23 red, 64 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #174088?: The complementary color is #885F17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #174088?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.