What color is #17162D?

#17162D is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dark Knight. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17162D?

The RGB value is 23, 22, 45: 23 red, 22 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17162D?

The complementary color is #2C2D16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17162D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17162D color

#17162D rgb(23, 22, 45)

Shades of black

The hex color #17162D is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 8.6% green and 17.6% blue (23, 22, 45).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 34% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Dark Knight (#151931), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.66:1).

#17162D color codes

HEX	`#17162D`
RGB	`rgb(23, 22, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 8.6%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 34%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 51%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 51%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.53, 7.84, -15.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.53, 17.24, 297.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.114, 0.945, 2.606)`
Decimal	`1513005`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17162D, 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 #17162D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17162D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	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 #17162D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17162d; }
.text { color: #17162d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17162d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 22 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17162d, #23162d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #17162D?: #17162D is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Dark Knight. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17162D?: The RGB value is 23, 22, 45: 23 red, 22 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17162D?: The complementary color is #2C2D16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17162D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.