What color is #17104A?

#17104A 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 #17104A?

The RGB value is 23, 16, 74: 23 red, 16 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17104A?

The complementary color is #434A10, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17104A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17104A color

#17104A rgb(23, 16, 74)

Shades of black

The hex color #17104A is a very dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 6.3% green and 29% blue (23, 16, 74).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 64% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 69% cyan, 78% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Deadly Depths (#111144), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.36:1).

#17104A color codes

HEX	`#17104A`
RGB	`rgb(23, 16, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 6.3%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 64%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 78%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(69%, 78%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.38, 23.25, -34.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.38, 41.82, 303.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.774, 1.047, 6.586)`
Decimal	`1511498`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17104A, 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 #17104A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17104A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	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 #17104A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17104a; }
.text { color: #17104a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17104a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 16 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17104a, #34104a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #17104A?: #17104A 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 #17104A?: The RGB value is 23, 16, 74: 23 red, 16 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17104A?: The complementary color is #434A10, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17104A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.