What color is #175C8F?

#175C8F is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Hyper Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #175C8F?

The RGB value is 23, 92, 143: 23 red, 92 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #175C8F?

The complementary color is #8F4A17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #175C8F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#175C8F color

#175C8F rgb(23, 92, 143)

Shades of blue

The hex color #175C8F is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 36.1% green and 56.1% blue (23, 92, 143).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 72% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 84% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Hyper Blue (#015F97), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#175C8F color codes

HEX	`#175C8F`
RGB	`rgb(23, 92, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 36.1%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 72%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 84%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(84%, 36%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.51, -1.62, -33.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.51, 34.03, 267.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.136, 9.818, 27.395)`
Decimal	`1531023`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #175C8F, 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 #175C8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#175C8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	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 #175C8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #175c8f; }
.text { color: #175c8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #175c8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 92 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #175c8f, #17208f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

Questions

What color is #175C8F?: #175C8F is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Hyper Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #175C8F?: The RGB value is 23, 92, 143: 23 red, 92 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #175C8F?: The complementary color is #8F4A17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #175C8F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.