What color is #170116?

#170116 is a very dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #170116?

The RGB value is 23, 1, 22: 23 red, 1 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #170116?

The complementary color is #011702, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #170116?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 19.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#170116 color

#170116 rgb(23, 1, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #170116 is a very dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 0.4% green and 8.6% blue (23, 1, 22).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 92% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 96% magenta, 4% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Shot in the Dark (#1D0D1D), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.96:1).

#170116 color codes

HEX	`#170116`
RGB	`rgb(23, 1, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 0.4%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 92%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 96%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 96%, 4%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.37, 10.66, -7.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.37, 12.81, 326.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.509, 0.262, 0.783)`
Decimal	`1507606`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #170116, 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 #170116	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#170116 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.96:1	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 #170116 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #170116; }
.text { color: #170116; }
.border { border: 2px solid #170116; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 1 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #170116, #17010b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #170116?: #170116 is a very dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #170116?: The RGB value is 23, 1, 22: 23 red, 1 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #170116?: The complementary color is #011702, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #170116?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 19.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.