What color is #17151A?

#17151A is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Eigengrau. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17151A?

The RGB value is 23, 21, 26: 23 red, 21 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17151A?

The complementary color is #181A15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17151A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17151A color

#17151A rgb(23, 21, 26)

Shades of black

The hex color #17151A is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 8.2% green and 10.2% blue (23, 21, 26).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 11% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Eigengrau (#16161D), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.13:1).

#17151A color codes

HEX	`#17151A`
RGB	`rgb(23, 21, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 8.2%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 11%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 19%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 19%, 0%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.16, 2.22, -3.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.16, 3.84, 305.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.808, 0.793, 1.088)`
Decimal	`1512730`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17151A, 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 #17151A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17151A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	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 #17151A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17151a; }
.text { color: #17151a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17151a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 21 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17151a, #1a151a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #17151A?: #17151A is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Eigengrau. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17151A?: The RGB value is 23, 21, 26: 23 red, 21 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17151A?: The complementary color is #181A15, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17151A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.