What color is #17141C?

#17141C is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Back in Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17141C?

The RGB value is 23, 20, 28: 23 red, 20 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17141C?

The complementary color is #191C14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17141C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17141C color

#17141C rgb(23, 20, 28)

Shades of black

The hex color #17141C is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 7.8% green and 11% blue (23, 20, 28).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 17% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Back in Black (#16141C), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.21:1).

#17141C color codes

HEX	`#17141C`
RGB	`rgb(23, 20, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 7.8%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 17%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 29%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 29%, 0%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.92, 3.47, -5.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.92, 6.11, 304.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.813, 0.766, 1.203)`
Decimal	`1512476`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17141C, 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 #17141C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17141C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.21:1	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 #17141C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17141c; }
.text { color: #17141c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17141c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 20 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17141c, #1b141c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #17141C?: #17141C is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Back in Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17141C?: The RGB value is 23, 20, 28: 23 red, 20 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17141C?: The complementary color is #191C14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17141C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.