#172A40 Color

#172A40 is rgb(23, 42, 64) in RGB and hsl(212, 47%, 17%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#172A40

HEX#172A40

RGBrgb(23, 42, 64)

HSLhsl(212, 47%, 17%)

HSVhsv(212, 64%, 25%)

OKLCHoklch(28% 0.048 253.1)

CMYKcmyk(64%, 34%, 0%, 75%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #172A40 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text14.57:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text1.44:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #172A40 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#172A40 Complementary#402D17 Analogous#173E40 Analogous#181740 Triadic#40172A Triadic#2A4017

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #172A40, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#27486D #366396 #4B81BE #749ECD #A1BDDD #CBDAEC

Shades

#142538 #122031 #0F1B29 #0E1925 #0B141E #080F16

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