What color is #171628?

#171628 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #171628?

The RGB value is 23, 22, 40: 23 red, 22 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #171628?

The complementary color is #272816, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #171628?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#171628 color

#171628 rgb(23, 22, 40)

Shades of black

The hex color #171628 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 8.6% green and 15.7% blue (23, 22, 40).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 29% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Corbeau (#111122), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.77:1).

#171628 color codes

HEX	`#171628`
RGB	`rgb(23, 22, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 8.6%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 29%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 45%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 45%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.21, 6.05, -12.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.21, 13.56, 296.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.023, 0.909, 2.129)`
Decimal	`1513000`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #171628, 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 #171628	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#171628 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.77:1	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 #171628 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #171628; }
.text { color: #171628; }
.border { border: 2px solid #171628; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 22 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #171628, #201628); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #171628?: #171628 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #171628?: The RGB value is 23, 22, 40: 23 red, 22 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #171628?: The complementary color is #272816, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #171628?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.