What color is #170E26?

#170E26 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 #170E26?

The RGB value is 23, 14, 38: 23 red, 14 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #170E26?

The complementary color is #1D260E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #170E26?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#170E26 color

#170E26 rgb(23, 14, 38)

Shades of black

The hex color #170E26 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 5.5% green and 14.9% blue (23, 14, 38).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 46% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 63% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Shot in the Dark (#1D0D1D), a difference of 5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.63:1).

#170E26 color codes

HEX	`#170E26`
RGB	`rgb(23, 14, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 5.5%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 46%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 63%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 63%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.75, 10.46, -14.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.75, 17.86, 305.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.86, 0.636, 1.911)`
Decimal	`1510950`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #170E26, 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 #170E26	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#170E26 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.63:1	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 #170E26 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #170e26; }
.text { color: #170e26; }
.border { border: 2px solid #170e26; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 14 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #170e26, #230e26); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #170E26?: #170E26 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 #170E26?: The RGB value is 23, 14, 38: 23 red, 14 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #170E26?: The complementary color is #1D260E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #170E26?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.