What color is #175294?

#175294 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Blue Chip. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #175294?

The RGB value is 23, 82, 148: 23 red, 82 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #175294?

The complementary color is #945917, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #175294?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#175294 color

#175294 rgb(23, 82, 148)

Shades of blue

The hex color #175294 is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 32.2% green and 58% blue (23, 82, 148).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 73% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 84% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Blue Chip (#1D5699), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.86:1).

#175294 color codes

HEX	`#175294`
RGB	`rgb(23, 82, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 32.2%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 73%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 84%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(84%, 45%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.71, 6.88, -41.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.71, 42.06, 279.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.714, 8.354, 29.164)`
Decimal	`1528468`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #175294, 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 #175294	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#175294 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	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 #175294 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #175294; }
.text { color: #175294; }
.border { border: 2px solid #175294; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 82 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #175294, #1b1794); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sapphire.

Questions

What color is #175294?: #175294 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Blue Chip. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #175294?: The RGB value is 23, 82, 148: 23 red, 82 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #175294?: The complementary color is #945917, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #175294?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.