#172B40 Color

#172B40 is rgb(23, 43, 64) in RGB and hsl(211, 47%, 17%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#172B40

HEX#172B40

RGBrgb(23, 43, 64)

HSLhsl(211, 47%, 17%)

HSVhsv(211, 64%, 25%)

OKLCHoklch(28.3% 0.047 250.9)

CMYKcmyk(64%, 33%, 0%, 75%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #172B40 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text14.42:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text1.46:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #172B40 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#172B40 Complementary#402C17 Analogous#173F40 Analogous#181740 Triadic#40172B Triadic#2B4017

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #172B40, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#27496D #366496 #4B83BE #749FCD #A1BEDD #CBDBEC

Shades

#142638 #122131 #0F1C29 #0E1925 #0B141E #080F16

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