What color is #17132B?

#17132B is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Dark Knight. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17132B?

The RGB value is 23, 19, 43: 23 red, 19 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17132B?

The complementary color is #272B13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17132B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17132B color

#17132B rgb(23, 19, 43)

Shades of black

The hex color #17132B is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 7.5% green and 16.9% blue (23, 19, 43).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 39% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow and 83% black.

The closest named color is Dark Knight (#151931), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.03:1).

#17132B color codes

HEX	`#17132B`
RGB	`rgb(23, 19, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 7.5%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 39%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 56%, 17%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 56%, 0%, 83%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.43, 9.38, -15.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.43, 18.21, 301.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.022, 0.822, 2.39)`
Decimal	`1512235`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17132B, 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 #17132B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17132B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.03:1	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 #17132B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17132b; }
.text { color: #17132b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17132b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 19 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17132b, #23132b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #17132B?: #17132B is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Dark Knight. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17132B?: The RGB value is 23, 19, 43: 23 red, 19 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17132B?: The complementary color is #272B13, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17132B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.