What color is #176497?

#176497 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Starry Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #176497?

The RGB value is 23, 100, 151: 23 red, 100 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #176497?

The complementary color is #974A17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #176497?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#176497 color

#176497 rgb(23, 100, 151)

Shades of blue

The hex color #176497 is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 39.2% green and 59.2% blue (23, 100, 151).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 74% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 85% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Starry Night (#286492), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.35:1).

#176497 color codes

HEX	`#176497`
RGB	`rgb(23, 100, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 39.2%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 74%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 85%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(85%, 34%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.46, -3.49, -34.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.46, 34.33, 264.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.494, 11.53, 30.944)`
Decimal	`1533079`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #176497, 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 #176497	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#176497 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	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 #176497 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #176497; }
.text { color: #176497; }
.border { border: 2px solid #176497; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 100 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #176497, #172497); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

Questions

What color is #176497?: #176497 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Starry Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #176497?: The RGB value is 23, 100, 151: 23 red, 100 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #176497?: The complementary color is #974A17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #176497?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.