Information about #172843 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #172843 is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(23, 40, 67) — 9% red, 15.7% green, 26.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 17 / 11 / 0 / 74. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A confidently colored azure, #172843 carries a shadowy depth. Designers typically reach for tones like this for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Yankees Blue (#1C2841). Nearby in the Register you will also find Regatta (#192C49) and Dark Blue Lapis Lazuli (#1B294B).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(23, 40, 67)), which gives #172843 its character. If you plan to put text on a #172843 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 14.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.4:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:74) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #172843 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#172843 color variations

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

#172843 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#172843 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#172843 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#172843 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#172843 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
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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
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#3F4417
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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
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#173F44
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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
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#441729
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#294417
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#443317
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#17441D
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Nearest named colors to #172843

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

Yankees Blue color link
Yankees Blue

#1C2841

Regatta color link
Regatta

#192C49

Dark Blue Lapis Lazuli color link
Dark Blue Lapis Lazuli

#1B294B

ORPIN BLUE color link
ORPIN BLUE

#122B4A

Billabong color link
Billabong

#173141

Aashay Vasani Blue color link
Aashay Vasani Blue

#202A44

Navy Blue Bellflower color link
Navy Blue Bellflower

#191F45

Surfs Up color link
Surfs Up

#1F2142

Blue Zodiac color link
Blue Zodiac

#13264D

Blue Night color link
Blue Night

#1F263B

Tobias Blue color link
Tobias Blue

#0C2C47

Titans Navy color link
Titans Navy

#0C2340

#172843 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#172843
  • RGB23, 40, 67
  • CMYK17, 11, 0, 74
  • HSL217°, 49%, 18%
  • HSL Precise216.818°, 48.889%, 17.647%
  • HSV217°, 66%, 26%
  • HSB217°, 66%, 26%
  • HEX ID172843
  • DECIMAL ID1517635
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • Percentage of Red in RGB9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB15.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB26.3%
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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