What color is #177CC1?

#177CC1 is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Star of Life. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #177CC1?

The RGB value is 23, 124, 193: 23 red, 124 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #177CC1?

The complementary color is #C15C17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #177CC1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#177CC1 color

#177CC1 rgb(23, 124, 193)

Shades of blue

The hex color #177CC1 is a moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 48.6% green and 75.7% blue (23, 124, 193).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 79% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 88% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Star of Life (#057BC1), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#177CC1 color codes

HEX	`#177CC1`
RGB	`rgb(23, 124, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 48.6%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 79%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 88%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(88%, 36%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.03, -1.9, -43.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.03, 43.62, 267.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.183, 18.445, 53.096)`
Decimal	`1539265`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #177CC1, 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 #177CC1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#177CC1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	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 #177CC1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #177cc1; }
.text { color: #177cc1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #177cc1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 124 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #177cc1, #1727c1); }

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Questions

What color is #177CC1?: #177CC1 is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Star of Life. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #177CC1?: The RGB value is 23, 124, 193: 23 red, 124 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #177CC1?: The complementary color is #C15C17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #177CC1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.