What color is #174C8E?

#174C8E is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Olympian Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #174C8E?

The RGB value is 23, 76, 142: 23 red, 76 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #174C8E?

The complementary color is #8E5917, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #174C8E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#174C8E color

#174C8E rgb(23, 76, 142)

Shades of blue

The hex color #174C8E is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 29.8% green and 55.7% blue (23, 76, 142).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 72% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 84% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Olympian Blue (#1C4C8C), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.53:1).

#174C8E color codes

HEX	`#174C8E`
RGB	`rgb(23, 76, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 29.8%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 72%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 84%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(84%, 46%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.49, 8.46, -41.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.49, 42.26, 281.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.818, 7.303, 26.584)`
Decimal	`1526926`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #174C8E, 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 #174C8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#174C8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	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 #174C8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #174c8e; }
.text { color: #174c8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #174c8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 76 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #174c8e, #1e178e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cobalt Blue.

Questions

What color is #174C8E?: #174C8E is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Olympian Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #174C8E?: The RGB value is 23, 76, 142: 23 red, 76 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #174C8E?: The complementary color is #8E5917, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #174C8E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.