What color is #17002F?

#17002F is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Quiet Abyss. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17002F?

The RGB value is 23, 0, 47: 23 red, 0 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17002F?

The complementary color is #182F00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17002F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17002F color

#17002F rgb(23, 0, 47)

Shades of black

The hex color #17002F is a very dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 0% green and 18.4% blue (23, 0, 47).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 100% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Abyss (#160435), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.49:1).

#17002F color codes

HEX	`#17002F`
RGB	`rgb(23, 0, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 0%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 100%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 100%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 100%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.5, 20.4, -24.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.5, 32.13, 309.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.866, 0.387, 2.718)`
Decimal	`1507375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17002F, 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 #17002F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17002F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	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 #17002F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17002f; }
.text { color: #17002f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17002f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 0 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17002f, #2e002f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #17002F?: #17002F is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Quiet Abyss. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17002F?: The RGB value is 23, 0, 47: 23 red, 0 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17002F?: The complementary color is #182F00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17002F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.