What color is #17131F?

#17131F is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Back in Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17131F?

The RGB value is 23, 19, 31: 23 red, 19 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17131F?

The complementary color is #1B1F13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17131F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17131F color

#17131F rgb(23, 19, 31)

Shades of black

The hex color #17131F is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 7.5% green and 12.2% blue (23, 19, 31).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 24% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Back in Black (#16141C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.27:1).

#17131F color codes

HEX	`#17131F`
RGB	`rgb(23, 19, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 7.5%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 24%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 39%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 39%, 0%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.75, 5.07, -7.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.75, 9.13, 303.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.833, 0.747, 1.396)`
Decimal	`1512223`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17131F, 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 #17131F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17131F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	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 #17131F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17131f; }
.text { color: #17131f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17131f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 19 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17131f, #1d131f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #17131F?: #17131F is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Back in Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17131F?: The RGB value is 23, 19, 31: 23 red, 19 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17131F?: The complementary color is #1B1F13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17131F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.