Information about #173749 color

#173749 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#173749 falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(23, 55, 73) — 9% red, 21.6% green, 28.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 20 / 7 / 0 / 71. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#173749 presents itself as a clearly saturated sky-leaning azure — one that stays on the darker end of the scale. In practice it works well for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Barometer (#11394C). Slightly further away sit Dark Blue Grey (#1F3B4D) and Billabong (#173141).

The recipe behind #173749 is rgb(23, 55, 73), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 12.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.7:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:71), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #173749 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#173749 color variations

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

#173749 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#4294C3

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White

#FFFFFF

#173749 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#122C3A

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#0D212C

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#09161D

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#040B0E

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Black

#000000

#173749 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#25475A

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#375669

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#4B6573

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#64727B

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Grey

#808080

#173749 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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#174947

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#174933

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#173749 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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#4A2A17
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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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#4A4317
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#4A171E
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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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#174A43
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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
#173749
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#4A1737
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#374A17
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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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#2A174A
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#4A2A17
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#374A17
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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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#43174A
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#4A2A17
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#1E4A17
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Nearest named colors to #173749

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

Barometer color link
Barometer

#11394C

Dark Blue Grey color link
Dark Blue Grey

#1F3B4D

Billabong color link
Billabong

#173141

Regatta color link
Regatta

#192C49

ORPIN BLUE color link
ORPIN BLUE

#122B4A

Tiber color link
Tiber

#184343

Nordic color link
Nordic

#1D393C

Crescendo color link
Crescendo

#222F44

Dark Blue Lapis Lazuli color link
Dark Blue Lapis Lazuli

#1B294B

Tarawera color link
Tarawera

#253C48

Coast color link
Coast

#243442

Tobias Blue color link
Tobias Blue

#0C2C47

#173749 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#173749
  • RGB23, 55, 73
  • CMYK20, 7, 0, 71
  • CSSrgb(23, 55, 73)
  • HSL202°, 52%, 19%
  • HSL Precise201.6°, 52.083%, 18.824%
  • HSV202°, 68%, 29%
  • HSB202°, 68%, 29%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.216
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • GLSLvec3(0.090, 0.216, 0.286)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.090, 0.216, 0.286, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.090, 0.216, 0.286)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB21.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB28.6%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID173749
  • DECIMAL ID1521481
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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