Information about #174F63 color

#174F63 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #174F63 is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with High Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(23, 79, 99) — 9% red, 31% green, 38.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 30 / 8 / 0 / 61. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A vivid, lively sky-leaning azure, #174F63 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 Guru (#154C65). Nearby in the Register you will also find JayHawk Blue (#194F6E) and Retro (#1B5256).

The recipe behind #174F63 is rgb(23, 79, 99), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #174F63 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 9.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.3:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:61) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #174F63 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#174F63 color variations

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

#174F63 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 #174F63

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

Guru color link
Guru

#154C65

JayHawk Blue color link
JayHawk Blue

#194F6E

Retro color link
Retro

#1B5256

Shipshape color link
Shipshape

#21425F

Beatnik color link
Beatnik

#1F4F54

Arapawa color link
Arapawa

#274A5D

Wanaka color link
Wanaka

#284962

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#174F63
  • RGB23, 79, 99
  • CMYK30, 8, 0, 61
  • CSSrgb(23, 79, 99)
  • HSL196°, 62%, 24%
  • HSL Precise195.789°, 62.295%, 23.922%
  • HSV196°, 77%, 39%
  • HSB196°, 77%, 39%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.310
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.388
  • GLSLvec3(0.090, 0.310, 0.388)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.090, 0.310, 0.388, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.090, 0.310, 0.388)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB38.8%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID174F63
  • DECIMAL ID1527651
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01