What color is #171411?

#171411 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 #171411?

The RGB value is 23, 20, 17: 23 red, 20 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #171411?

The complementary color is #111417, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #171411?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#171411 color

#171411 rgb(23, 20, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #171411 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 7.8% green and 6.7% blue (23, 20, 17).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 15% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 26% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is King Kong (#161410), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.35:1).

#171411 color codes

HEX	`#171411`
RGB	`rgb(23, 20, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 7.8%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 15%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 26%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 26%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.53, 0.72, 2.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.53, 2.32, 72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.705, 0.723, 0.633)`
Decimal	`1512465`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #171411, 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 #171411	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#171411 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.35:1	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 #171411 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #171411; }
.text { color: #171411; }
.border { border: 2px solid #171411; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 20 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #171411, #171711); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #171411?: #171411 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 #171411?: The RGB value is 23, 20, 17: 23 red, 20 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #171411?: The complementary color is #111417, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #171411?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.