What color is #00171A?

#00171A is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00171A?

The RGB value is 0, 23, 26: 0 red, 23 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00171A?

The complementary color is #1A0300, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00171A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00171A color

#00171A rgb(0, 23, 26)

Shades of black

The hex color #00171A is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 9% green and 10.2% blue (0, 23, 26).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 100% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Black Stallion (#0E191C), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.46:1).

#00171A color codes

HEX	`#00171A`
RGB	`rgb(0, 23, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 9%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 100%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 100%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 12%, 0%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.21, -6.57, -4.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.21, 8.1, 215.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.493, 0.687, 1.084)`
Decimal	`5914`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00171A, 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 #00171A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00171A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	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 #00171A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00171a; }
.text { color: #00171a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00171a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 23 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00171a, #000a1a); }

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Questions

What color is #00171A?: #00171A is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00171A?: The RGB value is 0, 23, 26: 0 red, 23 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00171A?: The complementary color is #1A0300, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00171A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.