Information about #173445 color

#173445 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #173445 belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(23, 52, 69) — 9% red, 20.4% green, 27.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 18 / 7 / 0 / 73. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #173445 reads as a pleasantly vivid sky-leaning azure and 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 almost identical to Billabong (#173141). Nearby in the Register you will also find Regatta (#192C49) and Barometer (#11394C).

The recipe behind #173445 is rgb(23, 52, 69), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #173445 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 13.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.6:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:73) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #173445 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#173445 color variations

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

#173445 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 #173445

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

Nordic color link
Nordic

#1D393C

Crescendo color link
Crescendo

#222F44

Coast color link
Coast

#243442

Yankees Blue color link
Yankees Blue

#1C2841

Tobias Blue color link
Tobias Blue

#0C2C47

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#173445
  • RGB23, 52, 69
  • CMYK18, 7, 0, 73
  • CSSrgb(23, 52, 69)
  • HSL202°, 50%, 18%
  • HSL Precise202.174°, 50%, 18.039%
  • HSV202°, 67%, 27%
  • HSB202°, 67%, 27%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.204
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.271
  • GLSLvec3(0.090, 0.204, 0.271)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.090, 0.204, 0.271, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.090, 0.204, 0.271)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB20.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB27.1%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID173445
  • DECIMAL ID1520709
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01