#17364A Color

#17364A is rgb(23, 54, 74) in RGB, hsl(204, 53%, 19%) in HSL, and about cmyk(69%, 27%, 0%, 71%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Deep Teal (#003B46), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.12. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#17364A

HEX#17364A

RGBrgb(23, 54, 74)

HSLhsl(204, 53%, 19%)

HSVhsv(204, 69%, 29%)

CMYKcmyk(69%, 27%, 0%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(31.9% 0.051 239.4)

LABlab(21.02% -6.36 -16.07)

LCHlch(21.02% 17.28 248.41)

What #17364A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #17364A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Deep Teal#003B46ΔE 9.12 Prussian Blue#003153ΔE 9.87 Charcoal#36454FΔE 10.99 Japanese Indigo#264348ΔE 11.44 Gunmetal#2A3439ΔE 11.81 Police Blue#374F6BΔE 12.48

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#17364A Channel Values

How #17364A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 23 · G 54 · B 74	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 204° · S 53% · L 19%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 204° · S 69% · V 29%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 69% · M 27% · Y 0% · K 71%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	12.63:1 vs white · 1.66:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #17364A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text12.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #17364A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #17364A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic

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Tints & Shades of #17364A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #17364A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#17364A

Protanopia#32324A

Protanomaly#2A344A

Deuteranopia#2E2E4A

Deuteranomaly#27314A

Tritanopia#0E3939

Tritanomaly#123840

Achromatopsia#333333

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Using #17364A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-17364a: #17364A;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #17364A;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-17364a': '#17364A' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.090, green: 0.212, blue: 0.290)

Android XML<color name="color_17364a">#17364A</color>

SVG fillfill="#17364A"

More Blue Colors

#17364A sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024 fafaff 00002e f9fafb 000033 f8fafc 000038 f8f8ff 000042 f5faff 000047 f5f5ff 002147 007dfa 0f52ba 1c39bb 2a3439 372aac 4e3cc3 64609a 7abdff 979aaa b8dbff d6d6ff

#17364A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #17364A?

#17364A is a darkest blue — rgb(23, 54, 74) in RGB and hsl(204, 53%, 19%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Deep Teal (#003B46), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.12.

What is the RGB value of #17364A?

#17364A is rgb(23, 54, 74) — red 23, green 54, and blue 74 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #17364A?

#17364A converts to approximately cmyk(69%, 27%, 0%, 71%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #17364A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #17364A scores 12.63:1 against white and 1.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #17364A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #17364A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 16.87, which is visibly different.

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