What color is #17437C?

#17437C 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 #17437C?

The RGB value is 23, 67, 124: 23 red, 67 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17437C?

The complementary color is #7C5017, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17437C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17437C color

#17437C rgb(23, 67, 124)

Shades of blue

The hex color #17437C is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 26.3% green and 48.6% blue (23, 67, 124).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 69% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 81% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Maritime Outpost (#1E4581), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.86:1).

#17437C color codes

HEX	`#17437C`
RGB	`rgb(23, 67, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 26.3%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 69%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 81%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(81%, 46%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.51, 7.18, -36.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.51, 37.33, 281.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.997, 5.651, 19.84)`
Decimal	`1524604`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17437C, 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 #17437C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17437C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.86:1	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 #17437C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17437c; }
.text { color: #17437c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17437c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 67 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17437c, #1d177c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cobalt Blue.

Questions

What color is #17437C?: #17437C 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 #17437C?: The RGB value is 23, 67, 124: 23 red, 67 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17437C?: The complementary color is #7C5017, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17437C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.