What color is #17050E?

#17050E is a very dark pink. In RGB it is rgb(23, 5, 14), and in HSL hsl(330, 64%, 5%).

Is #17050E accessible as text?

On white, #17050E has a contrast ratio of 19.73:1 (passes WCAG AA for body text); on black it is 1.06:1 (fails). For text placed on #17050E, use white for the best readability.

What is the closest Tailwind color to #17050E?

The nearest Tailwind CSS token is mauve-950 (#0C090C).

What colors go well with #17050E?

#17050E pairs cleanly with neutrals — cream, taupe, charcoal and cool grays — and with its complementary #05150D. In UI, a softer accent is often easier to use than the exact complement. Explore the harmonies, shades, tints and ready-made palettes for #17050E below.

Is #17050E good for buttons?

#17050E works well for buttons and highlights, but use white text on #17050E — black text only reaches 1.06:1, below the 4.5:1 needed for normal-size labels.

Is #17050E the same as CSS black?

No — #17050E is not the CSS named color black, but black (#000000) is the closest CSS named color.

#17050E Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, Palette & Shades

Palettes built on #17050E

Not just a swatch — here's how #17050E works with other colors. Named schemes with #17050E in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Vintage Leather Lead · 5 colors

Lead #17050E Secondary #7D472C Surface #EBD8C1 Accent #454F39 Anchor #5A2232

Jet Black plays the worn-leather lead, deepened by saddle brown and an oxblood anchor, softened by aged cream and cooled by a muted forest green.

Warm Autumn Interior Dominant · 5 colors

Dominant #17050E Secondary #B9612F Accent #7C7541 Surface #F5EBDD Anchor #3C2922

This palette keeps Jet Black as the dominant warm neutral, balanced by muted terracotta and olive earth tones and grounded by a deep espresso anchor.

Japanese Sand Base · 5 colors

Base #17050E Surface #F1E8DC Highlight #F7F1E7 Secondary #BCAEA0 Ink #2B2723

Jet Black sets a calm, sun-bleached base here, wrapped in bone and paper off-whites and a soft greige, with a single ink accent for wabi-sabi restraint.

Luxury Packaging Feature · 5 colors

Feature #17050E Anchor #141210 Accent #D59B50 Secondary #31252A Surface #F3EDE3

Jet Black carries the depth in this luxury scheme, offset by a brass accent and near-black and held together by a deep neutral and an off-white surface.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Surface #F7F4EF Accent #17050E Secondary #31292D Support #9C9087 Ink #17140F

Jet Black is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Jet Black carrying the quiet middle.

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Color Lab

How #17050E actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.

Warmth 56/100

Neutral

Balanced temperature — flexible, sits between warm and cool schemes.

Softness 17/100

Very low

Firm and assertive — carries weight and contrast.

Depth 80/100

Very high

Deep and grounding — anchors a layout, strong dark-mode base.

Naturalness 8/100

Very low

Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.

Vintage feel 26/100

Low

A faint retro warmth without tipping into sepia.

Luxury 80/100

High

Restrained and premium — deep, quiet, high-end packaging and fashion.

Brand distinctiveness 15/100

Very low

Quiet and neutral — a supporting tone, not a signature.

UI accent fit 6/100

Very low

Weak as an action color — too pale, too dark or too muted to signal.

Surface fit 64/100

High

Calm enough for large fills — backgrounds, cards, sections.

Print safety 96/100

Very high

Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

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People also use #17050E with

Deep Purple Jet Black Gainsboro Eggplant

UI roles & guardrails

Primary action Safe as a filled button with white label. AAA

Body text Passes on white at 16px and above. Pass

Large display Fine for headings 24px+ on white. Pass

Background Pair with white text at 19.7:1. Use

Subtle surface Use #E5B8CF for cards and hover fills. Tint 80

Avoid beside #150507 — the hue gap is too small to read as intentional. Clash

In real applications

Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #17050E at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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:root {
  --color-base: #17050E;
  --color-base-rgb: 23 5 14;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(15.3% 0.038 349.7);
  --color-50: #FDF2F7;
  --color-100: #F8DDEB;
  --color-200: #F0BCD6;
  --color-300: #E18EB8;
  --color-400: #CE6499;
  --color-500: #B3427A;
  --color-600: #893961;
  --color-700: #612E47;
  --color-800: #402130;
  --color-900: #27161F;
  --color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  jet-black: {
    50: '#FDF2F7',
    100: '#F8DDEB',
    200: '#F0BCD6',
    300: '#E18EB8',
    400: '#CE6499',
    500: '#B3427A',
    600: '#893961',
    700: '#612E47',
    800: '#402130',
    900: '#27161F',
  },
}

$base: #17050E;
$base-ink: #FFFFFF;
$base-50: #FDF2F7;
$base-100: #F8DDEB;
$base-200: #F0BCD6;
$base-300: #E18EB8;
$base-400: #CE6499;
$base-500: #B3427A;
$base-600: #893961;
$base-700: #612E47;
$base-800: #402130;
$base-900: #27161F;
$base-hover: #11040A;
$base-subtle: #DA93B6;

{
    "color": {
        "base": {
            "value": "#17050E",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "onBase": {
            "value": "#FFFFFF",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "scale": {
            "50": {
                "value": "#FDF2F7",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "100": {
                "value": "#F8DDEB",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "200": {
                "value": "#F0BCD6",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "300": {
                "value": "#E18EB8",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "400": {
                "value": "#CE6499",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "500": {
                "value": "#B3427A",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "600": {
                "value": "#893961",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "700": {
                "value": "#612E47",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "800": {
                "value": "#402130",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "900": {
                "value": "#27161F",
                "type": "color"
            }
        }
    }
}

Palettes built on #17050E

Color Lab

Pairs with #17050E

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