#17182a

Color #17182a

A muted very dark blue.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 16.17 Nearest Tailwind class slate-900 #0f172b · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#17182a

RGB

rgb(23, 24, 42)

HSL

hsl(236.8, 29.2%, 12.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(236.8, 45.2%, 16.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(45.2%, 42.9%, 0%, 83.5%)

LAB

lab(9.01, 5.21, -12.37)

LCH

lch(9.01, 13.42, 292.84)

OKLCH

oklch(21.8%, 0.0352, 280.64)

HWB

hwb(236.8, 9%, 83.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2a2917

Analogous

#17212a

#17182a

#1f172a

Triadic

#17182a

#2a1718

#182a17

Split-complementary

#17182a

#2a1f17

#212a17

Tetradic

#17182a

#29172a

#2a2917

#182a17

Square

#17182a

#2a1721

#2a2917

#172a1f

Shades

Color #17182a mixed toward black.

#131423

#0f101c

#0b0c15

#08080e

#040407

Tints

Color #17182a mixed toward white.

#31335a

#4b4f8a

#6f73b0

#9fa1ca

#cfd0e5

Tones

Color #17182a mixed toward gray.

#191928

#1a1b27

#1c1c25

#1d1e24

#1f1f22

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

17.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.2:1

White text reads better on this background (17.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#171726 · ΔE 1.5

Deuteranopia

#171726 · ΔE 1.5

Tritanopia

#172323 · ΔE 14.9

Achromatopsia

#1a1a1a · ΔE 11

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #17182a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#17182a]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#17182a (#17182a) is rgb(23, 24, 42) in RGB.

No, #17182a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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