What color is #170A2D?

#170A2D 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 #170A2D?

The RGB value is 23, 10, 45: 23 red, 10 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #170A2D?

The complementary color is #202D0A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #170A2D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#170A2D color

#170A2D rgb(23, 10, 45)

Shades of black

The hex color #170A2D is a very dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 3.9% green and 17.6% blue (23, 10, 45).

Its hue angle is 262°, with 64% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 78% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Monarch (#1C0F33), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.79:1).

#170A2D color codes

HEX	`#170A2D`
RGB	`rgb(23, 10, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 3.9%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(262, 64%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(262, 78%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 78%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.32, 15.26, -20.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.32, 25.51, 306.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.935, 0.589, 2.546)`
Decimal	`1509933`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #170A2D, 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 #170A2D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#170A2D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	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 #170A2D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #170a2d; }
.text { color: #170a2d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #170a2d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 10 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #170a2d, #280a2d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #170A2D?: #170A2D 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 #170A2D?: The RGB value is 23, 10, 45: 23 red, 10 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #170A2D?: The complementary color is #202D0A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #170A2D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.