What color is #170E25?

#170E25 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 #170E25?

The RGB value is 23, 14, 37: 23 red, 14 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #170E25?

The complementary color is #1C250E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #170E25?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#170E25 color

#170E25 rgb(23, 14, 37)

Shades of black

The hex color #170E25 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 5.5% green and 14.5% blue (23, 14, 37).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 45% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 62% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Shot in the Dark (#1D0D1D), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.65:1).

#170E25 color codes

HEX	`#170E25`
RGB	`rgb(23, 14, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 5.5%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 45%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 62%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 62%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.69, 10.06, -13.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.69, 17.08, 306.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.844, 0.63, 1.827)`
Decimal	`1510949`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #170E25, 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 #170E25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#170E25 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	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 #170E25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #170e25; }
.text { color: #170e25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #170e25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 14 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #170e25, #230e25); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #170E25?: #170E25 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 #170E25?: The RGB value is 23, 14, 37: 23 red, 14 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #170E25?: The complementary color is #1C250E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #170E25?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.