What color is #175BA0?

#175BA0 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 #175BA0?

The RGB value is 23, 91, 160: 23 red, 91 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #175BA0?

The complementary color is #A05C17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #175BA0?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#175BA0 color

#175BA0 rgb(23, 91, 160)

Shades of blue

The hex color #175BA0 is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 35.7% green and 62.7% blue (23, 91, 160).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 75% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 86% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Blue Chip (#1D5699), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.91:1).

#175BA0 color codes

HEX	`#175BA0`
RGB	`rgb(23, 91, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 35.7%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 75%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 86%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(86%, 43%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.2, 5.81, -43.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.2, 43.51, 277.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.437, 10.201, 34.67)`
Decimal	`1530784`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #175BA0, 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 #175BA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#175BA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #175BA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #175ba0; }
.text { color: #175ba0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #175ba0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 91 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #175ba0, #1817a0); }

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Questions

What color is #175BA0?: #175BA0 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 #175BA0?: The RGB value is 23, 91, 160: 23 red, 91 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #175BA0?: The complementary color is #A05C17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #175BA0?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.