What color is #17150D?

#17150D 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 #17150D?

The RGB value is 23, 21, 13: 23 red, 21 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17150D?

The complementary color is #0D0F17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17150D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17150D color

#17150D rgb(23, 21, 13)

Shades of black

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 8.2% green and 5.1% blue (23, 21, 13).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 28% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 43% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is King Kong (#161410), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.27:1).

#17150D color codes

HEX	`#17150D`
RGB	`rgb(23, 21, 13)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 8.2%, 5.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 28%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 43%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 43%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.75, -0.67, 4.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.75, 4.7, 98.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.694, 0.748, 0.488)`
Decimal	`1512717`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17150D, 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 #17150D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17150D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.27:1	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 #17150D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17150d; }
.text { color: #17150d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17150d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 21 13 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17150d, #14170d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #17150D?: #17150D 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 #17150D?: The RGB value is 23, 21, 13: 23 red, 21 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17150D?: The complementary color is #0D0F17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17150D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.