What color is #175E88?

#175E88 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Oceanic Motion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #175E88?

The RGB value is 23, 94, 136: 23 red, 94 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #175E88?

The complementary color is #884117, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #175E88?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#175E88 color

#175E88 rgb(23, 94, 136)

Shades of blue

The hex color #175E88 is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 36.9% green and 53.3% blue (23, 94, 136).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 71% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 83% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Oceanic Motion (#1D5C83), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

#175E88 color codes

HEX	`#175E88`
RGB	`rgb(23, 94, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 36.9%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 71%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 83%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(83%, 31%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.78, -5.62, -29.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.78, 29.87, 259.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.798, 9.964, 24.747)`
Decimal	`1531528`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #175E88, 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 #175E88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#175E88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	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 #175E88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #175e88; }
.text { color: #175e88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #175e88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 94 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #175e88, #172588); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

Questions

What color is #175E88?: #175E88 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Oceanic Motion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #175E88?: The RGB value is 23, 94, 136: 23 red, 94 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #175E88?: The complementary color is #884117, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #175E88?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.