What color is #171020?

#171020 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 #171020?

The RGB value is 23, 16, 32: 23 red, 16 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #171020?

The complementary color is #192010, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #171020?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#171020 color

#171020 rgb(23, 16, 32)

Shades of black

The hex color #171020 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 6.3% green and 12.5% blue (23, 16, 32).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 33% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Corbeau (#111122), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.56:1).

#171020 color codes

HEX	`#171020`
RGB	`rgb(23, 16, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 6.3%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 33%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 50%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 50%, 0%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.93, 7.16, -9.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.93, 11.97, 306.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.799, 0.657, 1.451)`
Decimal	`1511456`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #171020, 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 #171020	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#171020 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.56:1	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 #171020 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #171020; }
.text { color: #171020; }
.border { border: 2px solid #171020; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 16 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #171020, #1f1020); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #171020?: #171020 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 #171020?: The RGB value is 23, 16, 32: 23 red, 16 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #171020?: The complementary color is #192010, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #171020?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.