What color is #175499?

#175499 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 #175499?

The RGB value is 23, 84, 153: 23 red, 84 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #175499?

The complementary color is #995C17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #175499?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#175499 color

#175499 rgb(23, 84, 153)

Shades of blue

The hex color #175499 is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 32.9% green and 60% blue (23, 84, 153).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 74% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 85% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Blue Chip (#1D5699), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.6:1).

#175499 color codes

HEX	`#175499`
RGB	`rgb(23, 84, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 32.9%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 74%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 85%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(85%, 45%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.64, 7.58, -43.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.64, 43.69, 280)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.271, 8.822, 31.345)`
Decimal	`1528985`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #175499, 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 #175499	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#175499 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	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 #175499 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #175499; }
.text { color: #175499; }
.border { border: 2px solid #175499; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 84 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #175499, #1b1799); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sapphire.

Questions

What color is #175499?: #175499 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 #175499?: The RGB value is 23, 84, 153: 23 red, 84 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #175499?: The complementary color is #995C17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #175499?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.