What color is #171232?

#171232 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #171232?

The RGB value is 23, 18, 50: 23 red, 18 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #171232?

The complementary color is #2D3212, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #171232?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#171232 color

#171232 rgb(23, 18, 50)

Shades of black

The hex color #171232 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 7.1% green and 19.6% blue (23, 18, 50).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 47% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 64% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Monarch (#1C0F33), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.96:1).

#171232 color codes

HEX	`#171232`
RGB	`rgb(23, 18, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 7.1%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 47%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 64%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 64%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.63, 12.76, -20.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.63, 24.11, 301.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.145, 0.845, 3.12)`
Decimal	`1511986`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #171232, 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 #171232	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#171232 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	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 #171232 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #171232; }
.text { color: #171232; }
.border { border: 2px solid #171232; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 18 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #171232, #271232); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #171232?: #171232 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Monarch. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #171232?: The RGB value is 23, 18, 50: 23 red, 18 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #171232?: The complementary color is #2D3212, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #171232?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.