#172A36 Color

#172A36 is rgb(23, 42, 54) in RGB and hsl(203, 40%, 15%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#172A36

HEX#172A36

RGBrgb(23, 42, 54)

HSLhsl(203, 40%, 15%)

HSVhsv(203, 57%, 21%)

OKLCHoklch(27.5% 0.033 237.4)

CMYKcmyk(57%, 22%, 0%, 79%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #172A36 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text14.78:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text1.42:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #172A36 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#172A36 Complementary#362317 Analogous#173632 Analogous#171B36 Triadic#36172A Triadic#2A3617

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #172A36, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#294B60 #3C6D8B #508EB4 #77A7C5 #A2C3D7 #CDDFEA

Shades

#14242E #12212B #0F1C24 #0E1920 #0B1419 #091115

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