What color is #175192?

#175192 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 #175192?

The RGB value is 23, 81, 146: 23 red, 81 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #175192?

The complementary color is #925817, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #175192?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#175192 color

#175192 rgb(23, 81, 146)

Shades of blue

The hex color #175192 is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 31.8% green and 57.3% blue (23, 81, 146).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 73% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 84% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Dancing Sea (#1C4D8F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.99:1).

#175192 color codes

HEX	`#175192`
RGB	`rgb(23, 81, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 31.8%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 73%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 84%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(84%, 45%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.28, 6.73, -40.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.28, 41.52, 279.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.482, 8.141, 28.313)`
Decimal	`1528210`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #175192, 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 #175192	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#175192 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	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 #175192 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #175192; }
.text { color: #175192; }
.border { border: 2px solid #175192; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 81 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #175192, #1b1792); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cobalt Blue.

Questions

What color is #175192?: #175192 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 #175192?: The RGB value is 23, 81, 146: 23 red, 81 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #175192?: The complementary color is #925817, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #175192?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.