What color is #170A14?

#170A14 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Noir Fiction. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #170A14?

The RGB value is 23, 10, 20: 23 red, 10 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #170A14?

The complementary color is #0A170D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #170A14?

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.

#170A14 color

#170A14 rgb(23, 10, 20)

Shades of black

The hex color #170A14 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 3.9% green and 7.8% blue (23, 10, 20).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 39% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 57% magenta, 13% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Noir Fiction (#150811), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#170A14 color codes

HEX	`#170A14`
RGB	`rgb(23, 10, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 3.9%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 39%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 57%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 57%, 13%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.06, 6.58, -3.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.06, 7.34, 333.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.588, 0.45, 0.718)`
Decimal	`1509908`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #170A14, 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 #170A14	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#170A14 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 #170A14 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #170a14; }
.text { color: #170a14; }
.border { border: 2px solid #170a14; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 10 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #170a14, #170a0e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #170A14?: #170A14 is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Noir Fiction. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #170A14?: The RGB value is 23, 10, 20: 23 red, 10 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #170A14?: The complementary color is #0A170D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #170A14?: 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.