What color is #171413?

#171413 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Dark Veil. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #171413?

The RGB value is 23, 20, 19: 23 red, 20 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #171413?

The complementary color is #131617, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #171413?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#171413 color

#171413 rgb(23, 20, 19)

Shades of black

The hex color #171413 is a very dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 7.8% green and 7.5% blue (23, 20, 19).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 10% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 17% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Dark Veil (#141311), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.33:1).

#171413 color codes

HEX	`#171413`
RGB	`rgb(23, 20, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 7.8%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 10%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 17%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 17%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.59, 1.13, 1.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.59, 1.57, 43.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.721, 0.73, 0.719)`
Decimal	`1512467`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #171413, 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 #171413	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#171413 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	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 #171413 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #171413; }
.text { color: #171413; }
.border { border: 2px solid #171413; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 20 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #171413, #171613); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #171413?: #171413 is a very dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Dark Veil. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #171413?: The RGB value is 23, 20, 19: 23 red, 20 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #171413?: The complementary color is #131617, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #171413?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.