What color is #170F1F?

#170F1F is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #170F1F?

The RGB value is 23, 15, 31: 23 red, 15 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #170F1F?

The complementary color is #171F0F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #170F1F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#170F1F color

#170F1F rgb(23, 15, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #170F1F is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 5.9% green and 12.2% blue (23, 15, 31).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 35% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Corbeau (#111122), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.67:1).

#170F1F color codes

HEX	`#170F1F`
RGB	`rgb(23, 15, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 5.9%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 35%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 52%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 52%, 0%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.63, 7.36, -9.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.63, 11.85, 308.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.771, 0.623, 1.376)`
Decimal	`1511199`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #170F1F, 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 #170F1F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#170F1F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.67:1	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 #170F1F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #170f1f; }
.text { color: #170f1f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #170f1f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 15 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #170f1f, #1f0f1f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #170F1F?: #170F1F is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #170F1F?: The RGB value is 23, 15, 31: 23 red, 15 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #170F1F?: The complementary color is #171F0F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #170F1F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.