Information about #173540 color

#173540 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #173540 is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(23, 53, 64) — 9% red, 20.8% green, 25.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 16 / 4 / 0 / 75. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A confidently colored azure, #173540 leans clearly toward the dark side. Expect to see shades like this in night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Billabong (#173141). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Nordic (#1D393C) and Goryeo Storeroom (#203838).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(23, 53, 64)), which gives #173540 its character. If you plan to put text on a #173540 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:75) — 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.

#173540 color variations

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

#173540 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#173540 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#173540 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#173540 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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#173540 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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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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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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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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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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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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Nearest named colors to #173540

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

Nordic color link
Nordic

#1D393C

Goryeo Storeroom color link
Goryeo Storeroom

#203838

Regatta color link
Regatta

#192C49

Elephant color link
Elephant

#243640

Crescendo color link
Crescendo

#222F44

Coast color link
Coast

#243442

Yankees Blue color link
Yankees Blue

#1C2841

Barometer color link
Barometer

#11394C

Tiber color link
Tiber

#184343

Aashay Vasani Blue color link
Aashay Vasani Blue

#202A44

Dark Slate Grey color link
Dark Slate Grey

#25383C

#173540 color backgrounds & wallpapers

Download color wallpaper / background for your Desktop PC, Tablet or Mobile phone.

#173540 color image #173540 color ORCN HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
#173540 color image #173540 color ORCN HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)
#173540 color image #173540 color solid HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
#173540 color image #173540 color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#173540
  • RGB23, 53, 64
  • CMYK16, 4, 0, 75
  • CSSrgb(23, 53, 64)
  • HSL196°, 47%, 17%
  • HSL Precise196.098°, 47.126%, 17.059%
  • HSV196°, 64%, 25%
  • HSB196°, 64%, 25%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.208
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • GLSLvec3(0.090, 0.208, 0.251)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.090, 0.208, 0.251, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.090, 0.208, 0.251)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB20.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.1%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID173540
  • DECIMAL ID1520960
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited897 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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