What color is #175899?

#175899 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 #175899?

The RGB value is 23, 88, 153: 23 red, 88 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #175899?

The complementary color is #995817, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #175899?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#175899 color

#175899 rgb(23, 88, 153)

Shades of blue

The hex color #175899 is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 34.5% green and 60% blue (23, 88, 153).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 74% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 85% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Blue Chip (#1D5699), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.26:1).

#175899 color codes

HEX	`#175899`
RGB	`rgb(23, 88, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 34.5%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 74%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 85%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(85%, 42%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.86, 4.95, -41.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.86, 41.37, 276.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.591, 9.46, 31.451)`
Decimal	`1530009`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #175899, 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 #175899	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#175899 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	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 #175899 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #175899; }
.text { color: #175899; }
.border { border: 2px solid #175899; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 88 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #175899, #171799); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

Questions

What color is #175899?: #175899 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 #175899?: The RGB value is 23, 88, 153: 23 red, 88 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #175899?: The complementary color is #995817, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #175899?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.