What color is #174372?

#174372 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Aegean Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #174372?

The RGB value is 23, 67, 114: 23 red, 67 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #174372?

The complementary color is #724617, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #174372?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#174372 color

#174372 rgb(23, 67, 114)

Shades of blue

The hex color #174372 is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 26.3% green and 44.7% blue (23, 67, 114).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 66% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 80% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Aegean Blue (#1B416F), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.09:1).

#174372 color codes

HEX	`#174372`
RGB	`rgb(23, 67, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 26.3%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 66%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 80%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(80%, 41%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.87, 3.06, -31.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.87, 31.51, 275.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.397, 5.411, 16.676)`
Decimal	`1524594`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #174372, 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 #174372	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#174372 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	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 #174372 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #174372; }
.text { color: #174372; }
.border { border: 2px solid #174372; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 67 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #174372, #181772); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #174372?: #174372 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Aegean Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #174372?: The RGB value is 23, 67, 114: 23 red, 67 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #174372?: The complementary color is #724617, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #174372?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.