What color is #170A27?

#170A27 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 #170A27?

The RGB value is 23, 10, 39: 23 red, 10 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #170A27?

The complementary color is #1A270A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #170A27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#170A27 color

#170A27 rgb(23, 10, 39)

Shades of black

The hex color #170A27 is a very dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 3.9% green and 15.3% blue (23, 10, 39).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 59% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 74% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Monarch (#1C0F33), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.93:1).

#170A27 color codes

HEX	`#170A27`
RGB	`rgb(23, 10, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 3.9%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 59%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 74%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 74%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.93, 12.67, -16.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.93, 20.82, 307.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.828, 0.546, 1.981)`
Decimal	`1509927`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #170A27, 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 #170A27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#170A27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	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 #170A27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #170a27; }
.text { color: #170a27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #170a27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 10 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #170a27, #260a27); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #170A27?: #170A27 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 #170A27?: The RGB value is 23, 10, 39: 23 red, 10 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #170A27?: The complementary color is #1A270A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #170A27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.