Information about #173640 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#173640 presents itself as a clearly saturated water-like cyan — one that stays on the darker end of the scale. It is a natural fit for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Billabong (#173141). Slightly further away sit Nordic (#1D393C) and Goryeo Storeroom (#203838).
The recipe behind #173640 is rgb(23, 54, 64), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 12.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.6:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:75) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #173640 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#173640 color variations
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#173640 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#173640 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#173640 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#173640 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#173640 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #173640 color
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Nearest named colors to #173640
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#173141
#1D393C
#203838
#243640
#243442
#184343
#192C49
#222F44
#11394C
#164238
#25383C
#0C3A37
#173640 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#173640
- RGB23, 54, 64
- CMYK16, 4, 0, 75
- CSSrgb(23, 54, 64)
- HSL195°, 47%, 17%
- HSL Precise194.634°, 47.126%, 17.059%
- HSV195°, 64%, 25%
- HSB195°, 64%, 25%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.090
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.212
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.251
- GLSLvec3(0.090, 0.212, 0.251)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.090, 0.212, 0.251, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.090, 0.212, 0.251)
- Percentage of Red in RGB9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB21.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB25.1%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID173640
- DECIMAL ID1521216
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
