#172235

Color #172235

A muted very dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 17.12 Nearest Tailwind class slate-800 #1d293d · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#172235

RGB

rgb(23, 34, 53)

HSL

hsl(218, 39.5%, 14.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218, 56.6%, 20.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(56.6%, 35.8%, 0%, 79.2%)

LAB

lab(13.13, 1.73, -13.92)

LCH

lch(13.13, 14.03, 277.08)

OKLCH

oklch(25.2%, 0.0395, 260.97)

HWB

hwb(218, 9%, 79.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#352a17

Analogous

#173135

#172235

#1b1735

Triadic

#172235

#351722

#223517

Split-complementary

#172235

#351b17

#313517

Tetradic

#172235

#2a1735

#352a17

#223517

Square

#172235

#351731

#352a17

#17351b

Shades

Color #172235 mixed toward black.

#131c2c

#0f1723

#0b111b

#080b12

#040609

Tints

Color #172235 mixed toward white.

#2d4267

#43639a

#6887bd

#9aafd3

#cdd7e9

Tones

Color #172235 mixed toward gray.

#192333

#1c2330

#1e242d

#21252b

#232528

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.32:1

White text reads better on this background (15.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#1c1c31 · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#1c1b30 · ΔE 6.4

Tritanopia

#182e2d · ΔE 15.1

Achromatopsia

#222222 · ΔE 10.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #172235;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#172235]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#172235 (#172235) is rgb(23, 34, 53) in RGB.

No, #172235 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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