What color is #174E8D?

#174E8D is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Dancing Sea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #174E8D?

The RGB value is 23, 78, 141: 23 red, 78 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #174E8D?

The complementary color is #8D5617, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #174E8D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#174E8D color

#174E8D rgb(23, 78, 141)

Shades of blue

The hex color #174E8D is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 30.6% green and 55.3% blue (23, 78, 141).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 72% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 84% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Dancing Sea (#1C4D8F), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.36:1).

#174E8D color codes

HEX	`#174E8D`
RGB	`rgb(23, 78, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 30.6%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 72%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 84%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(84%, 45%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.03, 6.7, -39.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.03, 40.47, 279.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.884, 7.553, 26.237)`
Decimal	`1527437`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #174E8D, 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 #174E8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#174E8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	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 #174E8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #174e8d; }
.text { color: #174e8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #174e8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 78 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #174e8d, #1b178d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cobalt Blue.

Questions

What color is #174E8D?: #174E8D is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Dancing Sea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #174E8D?: The RGB value is 23, 78, 141: 23 red, 78 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #174E8D?: The complementary color is #8D5617, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #174E8D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.