What color is #17465F?

#17465F 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 #17465F?

The RGB value is 23, 70, 95: 23 red, 70 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17465F?

The complementary color is #5F3017, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17465F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17465F color

#17465F rgb(23, 70, 95)

Shades of blue

The hex color #17465F is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 27.5% green and 37.3% blue (23, 70, 95).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 61% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 76% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Capital Blue (#1A4157), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.11:1).

#17465F color codes

HEX	`#17465F`
RGB	`rgb(23, 70, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 27.5%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 61%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 76%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(76%, 26%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.81, -6.53, -19.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.81, 20.4, 251.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.608, 5.388, 11.621)`
Decimal	`1525343`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17465F, 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 #17465F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17465F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.11:1	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 #17465F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17465f; }
.text { color: #17465f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17465f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 70 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17465f, #17225f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #17465F?: #17465F 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 #17465F?: The RGB value is 23, 70, 95: 23 red, 70 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17465F?: The complementary color is #5F3017, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17465F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.