Information about #172C36 color

#172C36 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#172C36 falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(23, 44, 54) — 9% red, 17.3% green, 21.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 12 / 4 / 0 / 79. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#172C36 is a pleasantly vivid sky-leaning azure that stays on the darker end of the scale. It is a natural fit for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Madagascar (#172E2C). Slightly further away sit Dark (#1B2431) and Blue Night (#1F263B).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(23, 44, 54)), which gives #172C36 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #172C36: 14.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.4:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:79) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #172C36 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#172C36 color variations

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

#172C36 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#172C36 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#172C36 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#172C36 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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#172C36 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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#362117
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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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#363017
#363017

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#36171D
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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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#173630
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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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#36172C
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#2C3617
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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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#211736
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#362117
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#2C3617
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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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#301736
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#362117
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#1D3617
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Nearest named colors to #172C36

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

Madagascar color link
Madagascar

#172E2C

Dark color link
Dark

#1B2431

Blue Night color link
Blue Night

#1F263B

Bledisloe color link
Bledisloe

#19282B

Magnum color link
Magnum

#112331

Dark Knight color link
Dark Knight

#232D36

Billabong color link
Billabong

#173141

Midnight Express color link
Midnight Express

#21263A

Nite Life color link
Nite Life

#1D2134

Yankees Blue color link
Yankees Blue

#1C2841

Black Pearl color link
Black Pearl

#1E272C

Kermadec color link
Kermadec

#1D2C2A

#172C36 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#172C36
  • RGB23, 44, 54
  • CMYK12, 4, 0, 79
  • HSL199°, 40%, 15%
  • HSL Precise199.355°, 40.26%, 15.098%
  • HSV199°, 57%, 21%
  • HSB199°, 57%, 21%
  • HEX ID172C36
  • DECIMAL ID1518646
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • Percentage of Red in RGB9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB17.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB21.2%
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