What color is #17062C?

#17062C is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17062C?

The RGB value is 23, 6, 44: 23 red, 6 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17062C?

The complementary color is #1B2C06, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17062C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17062C color

#17062C rgb(23, 6, 44)

Shades of black

The hex color #17062C is a very dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 2.4% green and 17.3% blue (23, 6, 44).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 76% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 86% magenta, 0% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Monarch (#1C0F33), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.11:1).

#17062C color codes

HEX	`#17062C`
RGB	`rgb(23, 6, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 2.4%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 76%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 86%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 86%, 0%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.46, 16.5, -21.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.46, 26.74, 308.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.873, 0.494, 2.432)`
Decimal	`1508908`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17062C, 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 #17062C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17062C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	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 #17062C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17062c; }
.text { color: #17062c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17062c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 6 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17062c, #2a062c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #17062C?: #17062C is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17062C?: The RGB value is 23, 6, 44: 23 red, 6 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17062C?: The complementary color is #1B2C06, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17062C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.