What color is #170B15?

#170B15 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 #170B15?

The RGB value is 23, 11, 21: 23 red, 11 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #170B15?

The complementary color is #0B170D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #170B15?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#170B15 color

#170B15 rgb(23, 11, 21)

Shades of black

The hex color #170B15 is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 4.3% green and 8.2% blue (23, 11, 21).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 35% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 9% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Noir Fiction (#150811), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.18:1).

#170B15 color codes

HEX	`#170B15`
RGB	`rgb(23, 11, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 4.3%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 35%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 52%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 9%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.3, 6.4, -3.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.3, 7.34, 330.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.608, 0.476, 0.769)`
Decimal	`1510165`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #170B15, 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 #170B15	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#170B15 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.18:1	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 #170B15 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #170b15; }
.text { color: #170b15; }
.border { border: 2px solid #170b15; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 11 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #170b15, #170b0f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #170B15?: #170B15 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 #170B15?: The RGB value is 23, 11, 21: 23 red, 11 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #170B15?: The complementary color is #0B170D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #170B15?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.