What color is #170E21?

#170E21 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #170E21?

The RGB value is 23, 14, 33: 23 red, 14 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #170E21?

The complementary color is #18210E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #170E21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#170E21 color

#170E21 rgb(23, 14, 33)

Shades of black

The hex color #170E21 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 5.5% green and 12.9% blue (23, 14, 33).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 40% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 58% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Shot in the Dark (#1D0D1D), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.73:1).

#170E21 color codes

HEX	`#170E21`
RGB	`rgb(23, 14, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 5.5%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 40%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 58%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 58%, 0%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.47, 8.55, -11.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.47, 13.99, 307.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.785, 0.606, 1.514)`
Decimal	`1510945`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #170E21, 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 #170E21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#170E21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.73:1	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 #170E21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #170e21; }
.text { color: #170e21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #170e21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 14 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #170e21, #210e21); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #170E21?: #170E21 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Shot in the Dark. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #170E21?: The RGB value is 23, 14, 33: 23 red, 14 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #170E21?: The complementary color is #18210E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #170E21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.