What color is #174158?

#174158 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 #174158?

The RGB value is 23, 65, 88: 23 red, 65 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #174158?

The complementary color is #582E17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #174158?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#174158 color

#174158 rgb(23, 65, 88)

Shades of blue

The hex color #174158 is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 25.5% green and 34.5% blue (23, 65, 88).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 59% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 74% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Capital Blue (#1A4157), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.86:1).

#174158 color codes

HEX	`#174158`
RGB	`rgb(23, 65, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 25.5%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 59%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 74%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(74%, 26%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.76, -6.04, -17.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.76, 18.97, 251.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.004, 4.667, 9.92)`
Decimal	`1524056`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #174158, 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 #174158	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#174158 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	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 #174158 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #174158; }
.text { color: #174158; }
.border { border: 2px solid #174158; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 65 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #174158, #172058); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #174158?: #174158 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 #174158?: The RGB value is 23, 65, 88: 23 red, 65 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #174158?: The complementary color is #582E17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #174158?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.