What color is #17150A?

#17150A is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color King Kong. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17150A?

The RGB value is 23, 21, 10: 23 red, 21 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17150A?

The complementary color is #0A0C17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17150A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17150A color

#17150A rgb(23, 21, 10)

Shades of black

The hex color #17150A is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 8.2% green and 3.9% blue (23, 21, 10).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 39% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 57% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is King Kong (#161410), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.29:1).

#17150A color codes

HEX	`#17150A`
RGB	`rgb(23, 21, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 8.2%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 39%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 57%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 57%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.69, -1.12, 5.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.69, 6, 100.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.676, 0.74, 0.394)`
Decimal	`1512714`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17150A, 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 #17150A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17150A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.29:1	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 #17150A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17150a; }
.text { color: #17150a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17150a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 21 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17150a, #12170a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #17150A?: #17150A is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color King Kong. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17150A?: The RGB value is 23, 21, 10: 23 red, 21 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17150A?: The complementary color is #0A0C17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17150A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.