#173E59 Color

#173E59 is rgb(23, 62, 89) in RGB and hsl(205, 59%, 22%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#173E59

HEX#173E59

RGBrgb(23, 62, 89)

HSLhsl(205, 59%, 22%)

HSVhsv(205, 74%, 35%)

OKLCHoklch(35% 0.064 242.1)

CMYKcmyk(74%, 30%, 0%, 65%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #173E59 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text11.23:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text1.87:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #173E59 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#173E59 Complementary#593317 Analogous#175954 Analogous#171D59 Triadic#59173E Triadic#3E5917

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #173E59, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#235C86 #2E7BB2 #4998D0 #71AFDA #9EC8E6 #CAE1F1

Shades

#14354D #123045 #0F2739 #0D2231 #091924 #07141C

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