What color is #17101B?

#17101B is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Violet Void. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17101B?

The RGB value is 23, 16, 27: 23 red, 16 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17101B?

The complementary color is #141B10, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17101B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17101B color

#17101B rgb(23, 16, 27)

Shades of black

The hex color #17101B is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 6.3% green and 10.6% blue (23, 16, 27).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 26% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Violet Void (#1A161D), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.64:1).

#17101B color codes

HEX	`#17101B`
RGB	`rgb(23, 16, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 6.3%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 26%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 41%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 41%, 0%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.71, 5.57, -6.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.71, 8.23, 312.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.736, 0.632, 1.12)`
Decimal	`1511451`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17101B, 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 #17101B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17101B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.64:1	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 #17101B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17101b; }
.text { color: #17101b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17101b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 16 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17101b, #1b1019); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #17101B?: #17101B is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Violet Void. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17101B?: The RGB value is 23, 16, 27: 23 red, 16 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17101B?: The complementary color is #141B10, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17101B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.