What color is #17140F?

#17140F is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color King Kong. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17140F?

The RGB value is 23, 20, 15: 23 red, 20 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17140F?

The complementary color is #0F1217, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17140F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17140F color

#17140F rgb(23, 20, 15)

Shades of black

The hex color #17140F is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 7.8% green and 5.9% blue (23, 20, 15).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 21% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 35% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is King Kong (#161410), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.37:1).

#17140F color codes

HEX	`#17140F`
RGB	`rgb(23, 20, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 7.8%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 21%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 35%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 35%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.48, 0.34, 3.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.48, 3.26, 84.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.69, 0.717, 0.554)`
Decimal	`1512463`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17140F, 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 #17140F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17140F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.37:1	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 #17140F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17140f; }
.text { color: #17140f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17140f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 20 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17140f, #16170f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #17140F?: #17140F is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color King Kong. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17140F?: The RGB value is 23, 20, 15: 23 red, 20 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17140F?: The complementary color is #0F1217, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17140F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.