Information about #14173D color

#14173D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#14173D falls into the Blue Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(20, 23, 61) — 7.8% red, 9% green, 23.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 16 / 15 / 0 / 76. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#14173D presents itself as a pleasantly vivid blue — one that stays on the darker end of the scale. In practice it works well for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Navy Blue Bellflower (#191F45). Slightly further away sit Titans Navy (#0C2340) and Surfs Up (#1F2142).

In RGB terms — rgb(20, 23, 61) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #14173D: 17.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.2:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:76), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #14173D so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#14173D color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#14173D color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #14173D

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Titans Navy color link
Titans Navy

#0C2340

Surfs Up color link
Surfs Up

#1F2142

Nite Life color link
Nite Life

#1D2134

Deep Cove color link
Deep Cove

#051040

Tangaroa color link
Tangaroa

#03163C

Magnum color link
Magnum

#112331

Elderberry color link
Elderberry

#17182B

Blue Night color link
Blue Night

#1F263B

Dark color link
Dark

#1B2431

Navy color link
Navy

#01153E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#14173D
  • RGB20, 23, 61
  • CMYK16, 15, 0, 76
  • CSSrgb(20, 23, 61)
  • HSL236°, 51%, 16%
  • HSL Precise235.61°, 50.617%, 15.882%
  • HSV236°, 67%, 24%
  • HSB236°, 67%, 24%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.078
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.239
  • GLSLvec3(0.078, 0.090, 0.239)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.078, 0.090, 0.239, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.078, 0.090, 0.239)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB7.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB23.9%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID14173D
  • DECIMAL ID1316669
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers5 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01