What color is #170919?

#170919 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Glossy Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #170919?

The RGB value is 23, 9, 25: 23 red, 9 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #170919?

The complementary color is #0B1909, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #170919?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#170919 color

#170919 rgb(23, 9, 25)

Shades of black

The hex color #170919 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 3.5% green and 9.8% blue (23, 9, 25).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 47% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 64% magenta, 0% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Glossy Black (#110011), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.27:1).

#170919 color codes

HEX	`#170919`
RGB	`rgb(23, 9, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 3.5%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 47%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 64%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 64%, 0%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.04, 8.23, -6.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.04, 10.77, 319.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.626, 0.448, 0.973)`
Decimal	`1509657`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #170919, 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 #170919	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#170919 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	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 #170919 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #170919; }
.text { color: #170919; }
.border { border: 2px solid #170919; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 9 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #170919, #190913); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #170919?: #170919 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Glossy Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #170919?: The RGB value is 23, 9, 25: 23 red, 9 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #170919?: The complementary color is #0B1909, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #170919?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.