#172D38 Hex Color

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Color Name

Gunmetal*

Hex Color Code

#172D38

RGB Color Code

RGB(23, 45, 56)

CMYK Values*

58.9%, 19.6%, 0.0%, 78.0%

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#172D38 hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is 172D38?

The RGB color code for color number #172D38 is RGB(23, 45, 56). In the RGB color model, #172D38 has a red value of 23, a green value of 45, and a blue value of 56. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 58.9% cyan, 19.6% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 78.0% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 200° (degrees), 41.8 % saturation, and 15.5 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #172D38 has a hue of 200° (degrees), 58.9 % saturation and 22.0 % brightness/value.

Color 172D38 is cool or warm?

Color 172D38 is a cool color.

What is the LRV of #172D38? (For interior and product design)

172D38 has an LRV of nearly 2. By LRV value, it is a very dark color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

#172D38

LRV 2

Light Color

Compare LRV 2 of #172D38 with dark and light color

Is #172D38 Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color 172D38 meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

HEX #172D38 color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #172D38

Hex triplet: #172D38
Red: 17
Green: 2D
Blue: 38

RGBA / RGB rgb(23, 45, 56)

Red: 23 (9.0%)
Green: 45 (17.6%)
Blue: 56 (22.0%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 58.93%
Magenta: 19.64%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 78.04%

HSL hsl(200deg, 41.8 %, 15.5 %)

Hue: 200°
Saturation: 41.77 %
Lightness: 15.49 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 200°
Saturation: 58.93 %
Brightness / Value: 21.96 %

RYB ryb(165, 185, 210)

Red: 165 (64.8%)
Yellow: 185 (72.4%)
Blue: 210 (82.5%)

HWB

Hue: 200°
Whiteness: 9.02 %
Blackness: 78.04 %

CMY

Cyan: 90.98%
Magenta: 82.35%
Yellow: 78.04%

XYZ

X: 2.01
Y: 2.34
Z: 4.09

YXY

Y1: 2.34
X: 0.24
Y2: 0.28

CIE-Lab

L: 17.2
A: -4.94
B: -9.73

CIE-Lch

L: 17.2
C: 10.91
H: 243.09

CIE-Luv

L: 17.2
U: -7.95
V: -9.29

Hunter-Lab

L: 15.31
A: -3.42
B: -5.11

Other

LRV: ~ 2.3 %
Munsell Color System: 3.3B 1.6/2.5

Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Color Name of HEX #172D38

These are the named colors closest to hex 172D38, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#2A3439 Color Gunmetal

94.98% match | ΔE 5.02

#232F3E Color Squid Ink

94.43% match | ΔE 5.57

#2D383A Color Outer Space

93.47% match | ΔE 6.53

#232B2B Color Charleston Green

93.15% match | ΔE 6.85

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to 172D38.

#1E323B Color RAL 240 20 10 - Elderberry Black

98.05% match | ΔE 1.95

#1C3339 Color RAL 230 20 10 - Ore Bluish Black

96.12% match | ΔE 3.88

#24313D Color RAL 260 20 05 - Blue-Black

96.04% match | ΔE 3.96

#153043 Color RAL 260 20 10 - Nato Blue

95.87% match | ΔE 4.13

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to 172D38.

#253746 Color PANTONE 7546 C

95.38% match | ΔE 4.62

#1D252D Color PANTONE 433 C

94.78% match | ΔE 5.22

#2B3D43 Color PANTONE 8503 C

94.14% match | ΔE 5.86

#131E29 Color PANTONE 7547 C

93.87% match | ΔE 6.13

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to 172D38.

#2B3A44 Color RAL 5008 - Gray Blue

95.13% match | ΔE 4.87

#1A2B3C Color RAL 5011 - Steel Blue

95.03% match | ΔE 4.97

#2F3234 Color RAL 7021 - Black Gray

92.01% match | ΔE 7.99

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to 172D38.

#272F38 Color PANTONE 19-4012 TCX - Carbon

94.84% match | ΔE 5.16

#2E3C41 Color PANTONE 19-4908 TCX - Magical Forest

93.92% match | ΔE 6.08

#2C333E Color PANTONE 19-4021 TCX - Blueberry

93.40% match | ΔE 6.60

#252B36 Color PANTONE 19-4103 TCX - Silhouette

93.30% match | ΔE 6.70

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to 172D38.

#2B4149 Color BS 18-C-39 - Deep River

93.36% match | ΔE 6.64

#363E42 Color BS 00-A-13 - Storm Grey (Greyfriar)

92.06% match | ΔE 7.94

Paint color for Hex #172D38

These are the real paint colors closest to hex 172D38 from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from 172D38 once it is on a wall.

Sherwin Williams

Hex color 172D38 similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #172D38 to Sherwin Williams

#23383F Color Dark Night (SW 6237)

95.76% match | ΔE 4.24

#283849 Color In the Navy (SW 9178)

93.85% match | ΔE 6.15

#2B3441 Color Anchors Aweigh (SW 9179)

93.56% match | ΔE 6.44

#2F3D4C Color Naval (SW 6244)

92.96% match | ΔE 7.04

Valspar

Hex color 172D38 similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #172D38 to Valspar

#293944 Color Pitch Cobalt (5010-2)

95.52% match | ΔE 4.48

#22394A Color Indigo Streamer (4010-4)

95.06% match | ΔE 4.94

#252D31 Color Tempest's Teapot (M250)

94.84% match | ΔE 5.16

#292F35 Color Deep Space Echo (T691)

94.15% match | ΔE 5.85

Benjamin Moore

Hex color 172D38 similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #172D38 to Benjamin Moore

#2B3B4C Color North Sea (CC-932)

93.26% match | ΔE 6.74

#323A43 Color Polo Blue (2062-10)

93.09% match | ΔE 6.91

#33383E Color After Midnight (CSP-630)

92.46% match | ΔE 7.54

#303536 Color Black Knight (2136-10)

92.16% match | ΔE 7.84

PPG Paints

Hex color 172D38 similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #172D38 to PPG Paints

#3B484F Color Midnight Hour (PPG1038-7)

90.48% match | ΔE 9.52

#334B58 Color Sailor's Coat (PPG1153-7)

90.39% match | ΔE 9.61

#3C3D3D Color Starless Sky (PPG0995-7)

89.10% match | ΔE 10.90

#3D4645 Color Dark As Night (PPG14-05)

88.89% match | ΔE 11.11

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color 172D38 similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #172D38 to Dunn-Edwards

#353F51 Color Dark & Stormy (DET 572)

90.24% match | ΔE 9.76

#343B4E Color Old Mill (DEA 185)

89.44% match | ΔE 10.56

#384543 Color Refined Green (DEA 181)

89.12% match | ΔE 10.88

#3F4855 Color Parisian Night (DEA 184)

89.08% match | ΔE 10.92

Behr

Hex color 172D38 similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #172D38 to Behr

#3E474C Color Winter Way (PPU25-23)

89.94% match | ΔE 10.06

#35475B Color Compass Blue (MQ5-54)

89.76% match | ΔE 10.24

#3A4859 Color Very Navy (M500-7)

89.47% match | ΔE 10.53

#3E4855 Color Starless Night (PPU14-20)

89.37% match | ΔE 10.63

Farrow & Ball

Hex color 172D38 similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #172D38 to Farrow & Ball

#3F4D57 Color Hague Blue (30)

89.00% match | ΔE 11.00

#3D3C3C Color Pitch Black (256)

88.18% match | ΔE 11.82

#45494C Color Railings (31)

87.90% match | ΔE 12.10

#454749 Color Off-Black (57)

87.66% match | ΔE 12.34

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#172D38 color palettes and scheme combination

000000

081014

172D38

264A5C

356780

4484A4

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

173822

173833

172D38

171D38

221738

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

172D38

38172D

2D3817

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

172D38

321738

382217

1D3817

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

172D38

2E424B

45575F

5C6C73

738187

8B969B

A2ABAF

B9C0C3

D0D5D7

E7EAEB

FFFFFF

Gunmetal* - #172D38 Tints

172D38

142832

12242C

101F27

0D1B21

0B161C

091116

060D10

04090B

020405

000000

Gunmetal* - #172D38 Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#172D38

Gunmetal*

#382217

Hickory Brown*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of #172D38?

Color that best contrast with #172D38 is #382217, color name is Hickory Brown*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.