What color is #171327?

#171327 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #171327?

The RGB value is 23, 19, 39: 23 red, 19 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #171327?

The complementary color is #232713, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #171327?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#171327 color

#171327 rgb(23, 19, 39)

Shades of black

The hex color #171327 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 7.5% green and 15.3% blue (23, 19, 39).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 34% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Corbeau (#111122), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.12:1).

#171327 color codes

HEX	`#171327`
RGB	`rgb(23, 19, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 7.5%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 34%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 51%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 51%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.18, 7.9, -13.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.18, 15.22, 301.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.952, 0.794, 2.022)`
Decimal	`1512231`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #171327, 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 #171327	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#171327 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	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 #171327 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #171327; }
.text { color: #171327; }
.border { border: 2px solid #171327; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 19 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #171327, #211327); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #171327?: #171327 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #171327?: The RGB value is 23, 19, 39: 23 red, 19 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #171327?: The complementary color is #232713, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #171327?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.