What color is #170F1B?

#170F1B is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Glossy Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #170F1B?

The RGB value is 23, 15, 27: 23 red, 15 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #170F1B?

The complementary color is #131B0F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #170F1B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#170F1B color

#170F1B rgb(23, 15, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #170F1B is a very dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 5.9% green and 10.6% blue (23, 15, 27).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 29% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Glossy Black (#110011), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.74:1).

#170F1B color codes

HEX	`#170F1B`
RGB	`rgb(23, 15, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 5.9%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 29%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 44%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 44%, 0%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.45, 6.1, -6.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.45, 8.88, 313.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.722, 0.603, 1.115)`
Decimal	`1511195`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #170F1B, 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 #170F1B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#170F1B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.74:1	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 #170F1B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #170f1b; }
.text { color: #170f1b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #170f1b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 15 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #170f1b, #1b0f19); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #170F1B?: #170F1B is a very dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Glossy Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #170F1B?: The RGB value is 23, 15, 27: 23 red, 15 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #170F1B?: The complementary color is #131B0F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #170F1B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.