What color is #17477C?

#17477C is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Pacific Depths. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17477C?

The RGB value is 23, 71, 124: 23 red, 71 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17477C?

The complementary color is #7C4C17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17477C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17477C color

#17477C rgb(23, 71, 124)

Shades of blue

The hex color #17477C is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 27.8% green and 48.6% blue (23, 71, 124).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 69% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 81% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Pacific Depths (#004488), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.42:1).

#17477C color codes

HEX	`#17477C`
RGB	`rgb(23, 71, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 27.8%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 69%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 81%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(81%, 43%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.77, 4.45, -34.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.77, 34.91, 277.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.243, 6.143, 19.922)`
Decimal	`1525628`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17477C, 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 #17477C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17477C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	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 #17477C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17477c; }
.text { color: #17477c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17477c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 71 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17477c, #1a177c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cobalt Blue.

Questions

What color is #17477C?: #17477C is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Pacific Depths. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17477C?: The RGB value is 23, 71, 124: 23 red, 71 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17477C?: The complementary color is #7C4C17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17477C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.