What color is #17487D?

#17487D is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Mermaid Blues. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17487D?

The RGB value is 23, 72, 125: 23 red, 72 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17487D?

The complementary color is #7D4C17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17487D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17487D color

#17487D rgb(23, 72, 125)

Shades of blue

The hex color #17487D is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 28.2% green and 49% blue (23, 72, 125).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 69% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 82% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Mermaid Blues (#004477), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.29:1).

#17487D color codes

HEX	`#17487D`
RGB	`rgb(23, 72, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 28.2%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 69%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 82%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(82%, 42%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.15, 4.19, -34.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.15, 34.9, 276.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.371, 6.297, 20.278)`
Decimal	`1525885`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17487D, 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 #17487D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17487D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	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 #17487D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17487d; }
.text { color: #17487d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17487d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 72 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17487d, #19177d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cobalt Blue.

Questions

What color is #17487D?: #17487D is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Mermaid Blues. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17487D?: The RGB value is 23, 72, 125: 23 red, 72 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17487D?: The complementary color is #7D4C17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17487D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.