What color is #174787?

#174787 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 #174787?

The RGB value is 23, 71, 135: 23 red, 71 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #174787?

The complementary color is #875717, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #174787?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#174787 color

#174787 rgb(23, 71, 135)

Shades of blue

The hex color #174787 is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 27.8% green and 52.9% blue (23, 71, 135).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 71% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 83% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Maritime Outpost (#1E4581), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.18:1).

#174787 color codes

HEX	`#174787`
RGB	`rgb(23, 71, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 27.8%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 71%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 83%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(83%, 47%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.49, 8.98, -40.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.49, 41.3, 282.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.978, 6.437, 23.792)`
Decimal	`1525639`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #174787, 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 #174787	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#174787 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	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 #174787 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #174787; }
.text { color: #174787; }
.border { border: 2px solid #174787; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 71 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #174787, #1f1787); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cobalt Blue.

Questions

What color is #174787?: #174787 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 #174787?: The RGB value is 23, 71, 135: 23 red, 71 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #174787?: The complementary color is #875717, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #174787?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.