What color is #171407?

#171407 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Soulless. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #171407?

The RGB value is 23, 20, 7: 23 red, 20 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #171407?

The complementary color is #070A17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #171407?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#171407 color

#171407 rgb(23, 20, 7)

Shades of black

The hex color #171407 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 7.8% green and 2.7% blue (23, 20, 7).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 53% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 70% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Soulless (#1B150D), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.43:1).

#171407 color codes

HEX	`#171407`
RGB	`rgb(23, 20, 7)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 7.8%, 2.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 53%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 70%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 70%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.3, -0.88, 6.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.3, 6.61, 97.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.642, 0.698, 0.302)`
Decimal	`1512455`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #171407, 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 #171407	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#171407 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.43:1	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 #171407 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #171407; }
.text { color: #171407; }
.border { border: 2px solid #171407; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 20 7 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #171407, #121707); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #171407?: #171407 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Soulless. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #171407?: The RGB value is 23, 20, 7: 23 red, 20 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #171407?: The complementary color is #070A17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #171407?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.