Information about #173347 color

#173347 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#173347 falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(23, 51, 71) — 9% red, 20% green, 27.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 19 / 8 / 0 / 72. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A clearly saturated steel-blue azure, #173347 stays on the darker end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Billabong (#173141). Slightly further away sit Regatta (#192C49) and Barometer (#11394C).

The recipe behind #173347 is rgb(23, 51, 71), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #173347: 13.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.6:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:72) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#173347 color variations

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

#173347 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#173347 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#173347 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#365266

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Grey

#808080

#173347 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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#173347 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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#452A16
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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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#454116
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#45161A
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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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#164541
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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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#451632
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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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#2A1645
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#452A16
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#324516
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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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#452A16
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#1A4516
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Nearest named colors to #173347

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

Billabong color link
Billabong

#173141

Regatta color link
Regatta

#192C49

Barometer color link
Barometer

#11394C

ORPIN BLUE color link
ORPIN BLUE

#122B4A

Dark Blue Lapis Lazuli color link
Dark Blue Lapis Lazuli

#1B294B

Crescendo color link
Crescendo

#222F44

Dark Blue Grey color link
Dark Blue Grey

#1F3B4D

Tobias Blue color link
Tobias Blue

#0C2C47

Aashay Vasani Blue color link
Aashay Vasani Blue

#202A44

Yankees Blue color link
Yankees Blue

#1C2841

Nordic color link
Nordic

#1D393C

Coast color link
Coast

#243442

#173347 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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#173347 color image #173347 color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#173347
  • RGB23, 51, 71
  • CMYK19, 8, 0, 72
  • CSSrgb(23, 51, 71)
  • HSL205°, 51%, 18%
  • HSL Precise205°, 51.064%, 18.431%
  • HSV205°, 68%, 28%
  • HSB205°, 68%, 28%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.200
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.278
  • GLSLvec3(0.090, 0.200, 0.278)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.090, 0.200, 0.278, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.090, 0.200, 0.278)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB20%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB27.8%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID173347
  • DECIMAL ID1520455
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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