What color is #174492?

#174492 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Cascade Twilight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #174492?

The RGB value is 23, 68, 146: 23 red, 68 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #174492?

The complementary color is #926517, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #174492?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#174492 color

#174492 rgb(23, 68, 146)

Shades of blue

The hex color #174492 is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 26.7% green and 57.3% blue (23, 68, 146).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 73% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 84% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Cascade Twilight (#234893), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.22:1).

#174492 color codes

HEX	`#174492`
RGB	`rgb(23, 68, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 26.7%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 73%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 84%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(84%, 53%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.38, 15.57, -47.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.38, 49.75, 288.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.607, 6.391, 28.021)`
Decimal	`1524882`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #174492, 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 #174492	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#174492 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	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 #174492 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #174492; }
.text { color: #174492; }
.border { border: 2px solid #174492; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 68 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #174492, #271792); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cobalt Blue.

Questions

What color is #174492?: #174492 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Cascade Twilight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #174492?: The RGB value is 23, 68, 146: 23 red, 68 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #174492?: The complementary color is #926517, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #174492?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.