#172A31 Color

#172A31 is rgb(23, 42, 49) in RGB and hsl(196, 36%, 14%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#172A31

HEX#172A31

RGBrgb(23, 42, 49)

HSLhsl(196, 36%, 14%)

HSVhsv(196, 53%, 19%)

OKLCHoklch(27.2% 0.028 223.4)

CMYKcmyk(53%, 14%, 0%, 81%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #172A31 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text14.87:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #172A31 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#172A31 Complementary#311E17 Analogous#17312B Analogous#171D31 Triadic#31172A Triadic#2A3117

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #172A31, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#2A4D5A #3E7184 #5295AD #7BAEC1 #A5C8D5 #CEE1E8

Shades

#15272D #122126 #101E23 #0D181C #0B1518 #080F11

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