What color is #171112?

#171112 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Scandinavian Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #171112?

The RGB value is 23, 17, 18: 23 red, 17 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #171112?

The complementary color is #111716, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #171112?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#171112 color

#171112 rgb(23, 17, 18)

Shades of black

The hex color #171112 is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 6.7% green and 7.1% blue (23, 17, 18).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 15% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 22% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Scandinavian Liquorice (#1A1110), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.66:1).

#171112 color codes

HEX	`#171112`
RGB	`rgb(23, 17, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 6.7%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 15%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 26%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 22%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.66, 2.76, 0.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.66, 2.78, 7.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.663, 0.627, 0.658)`
Decimal	`1511698`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #171112, 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 #171112	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#171112 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	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 #171112 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #171112; }
.text { color: #171112; }
.border { border: 2px solid #171112; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 17 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #171112, #171311); }

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Questions

What color is #171112?: #171112 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Scandinavian Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #171112?: The RGB value is 23, 17, 18: 23 red, 17 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #171112?: The complementary color is #111716, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #171112?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.