Colour

#172C32

#172C32
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#172C32 is a cyan with RGB values 23, 44, 50 and HSL 193°, 37%, 14%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#172C32#172C32

HEX#172C32

RGBrgb(23, 44, 50)

RGB (0–1)0.0902, 0.1725, 0.1961

RGB percentages9%, 17.3%, 19.6%

HSLhsl(193.3, 37%, 14.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(193.3, 54%, 19.6%)

CMYK54%, 12%, 0%, 80.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,518,642

CSS custom property--colour: #172C32;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02214WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness39.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.56:1

Contrast with white14.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#282828

Inverted#E8D3CD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#282B32no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#242832no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original

Tritanopia#0A2E2Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 15.9 Black · ΔE 18.9 Dim grey · ΔE 29.3 Slate grey · ΔE 36.7 Gray · ΔE 38.1 Teal · ΔE 38.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 15.87, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#321D17

Analogous#17322B, #171E32

Triadic#32172C, #2C3217

Split complementary#32171E, #322B17

Tetradic#2B1732, #321D17, #1E3217

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#5FA2B6

Lighter +30%#47889B

Lighter +20%#376978

Lighter +10%#274B55

Darker −10%#070D0F

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0E313B

Less saturated −25%#202729

Channel breakdown

R23

G44

B50

Red23 (9%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue50 (19.6%)

Hue193.33°

Saturation (HSL)36.99%

Lightness14.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 17 · G 2C · B 32

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