#174E72 Color

#174E72 is rgb(23, 78, 114) in RGB and hsl(204, 66%, 27%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#174E72

HEX#174E72

RGBrgb(23, 78, 114)

HSLhsl(204, 66%, 27%)

HSVhsv(204, 80%, 45%)

OKLCHoklch(40.7% 0.082 242)

CMYKcmyk(80%, 32%, 0%, 55%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #174E72 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text8.86:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.37:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #174E72 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#174E72 Complementary#723C17 Analogous#177269 Analogous#172072 Triadic#72174E Triadic#4E7217

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #174E72, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#206B9D #2988C7 #49A0DA #78B8E3 #A2CEEC #CCE4F5

Shades

#154566 #113A55 #0F3148 #0C283B #0A202F #06141E

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