What color is #171337?

#171337 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 #171337?

The RGB value is 23, 19, 55: 23 red, 19 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #171337?

The complementary color is #333713, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #171337?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#171337 color

#171337 rgb(23, 19, 55)

Shades of black

The hex color #171337 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 7.5% green and 21.6% blue (23, 19, 55).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 49% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 65% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Monarch (#1C0F33), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.73:1).

#171337 color codes

HEX	`#171337`
RGB	`rgb(23, 19, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 7.5%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 49%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 65%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 65%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.34, 13.91, -22.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.34, 26.85, 301.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.276, 0.924, 3.725)`
Decimal	`1512247`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #171337, 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 #171337	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#171337 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	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 #171337 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #171337; }
.text { color: #171337; }
.border { border: 2px solid #171337; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 19 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #171337, #291337); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #171337?: #171337 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 #171337?: The RGB value is 23, 19, 55: 23 red, 19 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #171337?: The complementary color is #333713, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #171337?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.