#170c16

Color #170c16

A muted very dark magenta.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 8.64 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-900 #1d161e · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#170c16

RGB

rgb(23, 12, 22)

HSL

hsl(305.5, 31.4%, 6.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(305.5, 47.8%, 9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 47.8%, 4.3%, 91%)

LAB

lab(4.54, 6.21, -3.93)

LCH

lch(4.54, 7.35, 327.67)

OKLCH

oklch(17.5%, 0.0267, 329.88)

HWB

hwb(305.5, 4.7%, 91%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0c170d

Analogous

#130c17

#170c16

#170c11

Triadic

#170c16

#16170c

#0c1617

Split-complementary

#170c16

#11170c

#0c1713

Tetradic

#170c16

#170d0c

#0c170d

#0c1617

Square

#170c16

#17130c

#0c170d

#0c1117

Shades

Color #170c16 mixed toward black.

#130a12

#0f080f

#0c060b

#080407

#040204

Tints

Color #170c16 mixed toward white.

#4b2748

#7f427a

#ae63a7

#c997c4

#e4cbe2

Tones

Color #170c16 mixed toward gray.

#160d15

#150e15

#140f14

#131013

#131112

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

19.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.1:1

White text reads better on this background (19.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#131314 · ΔE 7.8

Deuteranopia

#131413 · ΔE 9.6

Tritanopia

#171212 · ΔE 6.1

Achromatopsia

#101010 · ΔE 8.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #170c16;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#170c16]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#170c16 (#170c16) is rgb(23, 12, 22) in RGB.

No, #170c16 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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