What color is #17111A?

#17111A is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Violet Void. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17111A?

The RGB value is 23, 17, 26: 23 red, 17 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17111A?

The complementary color is #141A11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17111A?

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.

#17111A color

#17111A rgb(23, 17, 26)

Shades of black

The hex color #17111A is a very dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 6.7% green and 10.2% blue (23, 17, 26).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 21% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Violet Void (#1A161D), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#17111A color codes

HEX	`#17111A`
RGB	`rgb(23, 17, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 6.7%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 21%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 35%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 35%, 0%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.94, 4.72, -4.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.94, 6.83, 313.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.74, 0.658, 1.065)`
Decimal	`1511706`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17111A, 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 #17111A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17111A 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 #17111A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17111a; }
.text { color: #17111a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17111a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 17 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17111a, #1a1118); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #17111A?: #17111A is a very dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Violet Void. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17111A?: The RGB value is 23, 17, 26: 23 red, 17 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17111A?: The complementary color is #141A11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17111A?: 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.