What color is #171045?

#171045 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Deadly Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #171045?

The RGB value is 23, 16, 69: 23 red, 16 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #171045?

The complementary color is #3E4510, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #171045?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#171045 color

#171045 rgb(23, 16, 69)

Shades of black

The hex color #171045 is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 6.3% green and 27.1% blue (23, 16, 69).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 62% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 77% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Deadly Depths (#111144), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.55:1).

#171045 color codes

HEX	`#171045`
RGB	`rgb(23, 16, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 6.3%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 62%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 77%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 77%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.84, 21.39, -32.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.84, 38.6, 303.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.612, 0.982, 5.734)`
Decimal	`1511493`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #171045, 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 #171045	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#171045 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	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 #171045 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #171045; }
.text { color: #171045; }
.border { border: 2px solid #171045; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 16 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #171045, #311045); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #171045?: #171045 is a very dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Deadly Depths. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #171045?: The RGB value is 23, 16, 69: 23 red, 16 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #171045?: The complementary color is #3E4510, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #171045?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.