What color is #170A23?

#170A23 is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #170A23?

The RGB value is 23, 10, 35: 23 red, 10 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #170A23?

The complementary color is #16230A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #170A23?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#170A23 color

#170A23 rgb(23, 10, 35)

Shades of black

The hex color #170A23 is a very dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 3.9% green and 13.7% blue (23, 10, 35).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 56% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 71% magenta, 0% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Shot in the Dark (#1D0D1D), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.02:1).

#170A23 color codes

HEX	`#170A23`
RGB	`rgb(23, 10, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 3.9%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 56%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 71%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 71%, 0%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.7, 11.08, -13.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.7, 17.69, 308.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.765, 0.521, 1.65)`
Decimal	`1509923`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #170A23, 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 #170A23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#170A23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.02:1	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 #170A23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #170a23; }
.text { color: #170a23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #170a23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 10 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #170a23, #230a22); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #170A23?: #170A23 is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #170A23?: The RGB value is 23, 10, 35: 23 red, 10 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #170A23?: The complementary color is #16230A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #170A23?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.