What color is #176CD8?

#176CD8 is a vivid azure, closest to the named color Matt Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #176CD8?

The RGB value is 23, 108, 216: 23 red, 108 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #176CD8?

The complementary color is #D88317, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #176CD8?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#176CD8 color

#176CD8 rgb(23, 108, 216)

Shades of blue

The hex color #176CD8 is a vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 42.4% green and 84.7% blue (23, 108, 216).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 81% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 89% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Matt Blue (#2C6FBB), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#176CD8 color codes

HEX	`#176CD8`
RGB	`rgb(23, 108, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 42.4%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 81%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 89%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(89%, 50%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.79, 17.03, -61.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.79, 64.2, 285.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.106, 15.863, 67.06)`
Decimal	`1535192`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #176CD8, 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 #176CD8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#176CD8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	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 #176CD8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #176cd8; }
.text { color: #176cd8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #176cd8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 108 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #176cd8, #2317d8); }

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Questions

What color is #176CD8?: #176CD8 is a vivid azure, closest to the named color Matt Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #176CD8?: The RGB value is 23, 108, 216: 23 red, 108 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #176CD8?: The complementary color is #D88317, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #176CD8?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.