What color is #171115?

#171115 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Violet Void. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #171115?

The RGB value is 23, 17, 21: 23 red, 17 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #171115?

The complementary color is #111713, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #171115?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#171115 color

#171115 rgb(23, 17, 21)

Shades of black

The hex color #171115 is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 6.7% green and 8.2% blue (23, 17, 21).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 15% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 9% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Violet Void (#1A161D), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.63:1).

#171115 color codes

HEX	`#171115`
RGB	`rgb(23, 17, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 6.7%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 15%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 26%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 9%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.76, 3.42, -1.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.76, 3.72, 336.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.689, 0.637, 0.796)`
Decimal	`1511701`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #171115, 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 #171115	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#171115 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.63:1	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 #171115 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #171115; }
.text { color: #171115; }
.border { border: 2px solid #171115; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 17 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #171115, #171112); }

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Questions

What color is #171115?: #171115 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Violet Void. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #171115?: The RGB value is 23, 17, 21: 23 red, 17 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #171115?: The complementary color is #111713, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #171115?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.