#172E40 Color

#172E40 is rgb(23, 46, 64) in RGB and hsl(206, 47%, 17%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#172E40

HEX#172E40

RGBrgb(23, 46, 64)

HSLhsl(206, 47%, 17%)

HSVhsv(206, 64%, 25%)

OKLCHoklch(29.1% 0.044 243.7)

CMYKcmyk(64%, 28%, 0%, 75%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #172E40 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text13.99:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text1.5:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #172E40 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#172E40 Complementary#402917 Analogous#17403D Analogous#171A40 Triadic#40172E Triadic#2E4017

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #172E40, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#274F6D #366C96 #4B8CBE #74A7CD #A1C3DD #CBDEEC

Shades

#142938 #122331 #0F1E29 #0E1B25 #0B161E #081016

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