What color is #170012?

#170012 is a very dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Crow. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #170012?

The RGB value is 23, 0, 18: 23 red, 0 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #170012?

The complementary color is #001705, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #170012?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 20.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#170012 color

#170012 rgb(23, 0, 18)

Shades of black

The hex color #170012 is a very dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 0% green and 7.1% blue (23, 0, 18).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 100% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 22% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Crow (#180614), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.09:1).

#170012 color codes

HEX	`#170012`
RGB	`rgb(23, 0, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 0%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 100%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 100%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 22%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.04, 10.15, -4.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.04, 11.29, 334.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.463, 0.226, 0.591)`
Decimal	`1507346`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #170012, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #170012	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#170012 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #170012 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #170012; }
.text { color: #170012; }
.border { border: 2px solid #170012; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 0 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #170012, #170007); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #170012?: #170012 is a very dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Crow. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #170012?: The RGB value is 23, 0, 18: 23 red, 0 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #170012?: The complementary color is #001705, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #170012?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 20.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.