What color is #174D7C?

#174D7C is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Night Mode. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #174D7C?

The RGB value is 23, 77, 124: 23 red, 77 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #174D7C?

The complementary color is #7C4617, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #174D7C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#174D7C color

#174D7C rgb(23, 77, 124)

Shades of blue

The hex color #174D7C is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 30.2% green and 48.6% blue (23, 77, 124).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 69% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 81% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Night Mode (#234E86), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.79:1).

#174D7C color codes

HEX	`#174D7C`
RGB	`rgb(23, 77, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 30.2%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 69%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 81%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(81%, 38%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.68, 0.45, -31.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.68, 31.59, 270.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.644, 6.944, 20.055)`
Decimal	`1527164`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #174D7C, 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 #174D7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#174D7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	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 #174D7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #174d7c; }
.text { color: #174d7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #174d7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 77 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #174d7c, #171b7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cobalt Blue.

Questions

What color is #174D7C?: #174D7C is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Night Mode. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #174D7C?: The RGB value is 23, 77, 124: 23 red, 77 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #174D7C?: The complementary color is #7C4617, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #174D7C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.