#172840 Color

#172840 is rgb(23, 40, 64) in RGB and hsl(215, 47%, 17%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#172840

HEX#172840

RGBrgb(23, 40, 64)

HSLhsl(215, 47%, 17%)

HSVhsv(215, 64%, 25%)

OKLCHoklch(27.5% 0.05 257.1)

CMYKcmyk(64%, 38%, 0%, 75%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #172840 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text14.85:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text1.41:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #172840 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#172840 Complementary#402F17 Analogous#173C40 Analogous#1A1740 Triadic#401728 Triadic#284017

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #172840, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#27446D #365E96 #4B7BBE #7499CD #A1BADD #CBD9EC

Shades

#142338 #121F31 #0F1A29 #0E1825 #0B131E #080E16

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