What color is #17160C?

#17160C is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Twilight Zone. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17160C?

The RGB value is 23, 22, 12: 23 red, 22 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17160C?

The complementary color is #0C0D17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17160C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17160C color

#17160C rgb(23, 22, 12)

Shades of black

The hex color #17160C is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 8.6% green and 4.7% blue (23, 22, 12).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 31% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 48% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Twilight Zone (#191916), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.16:1).

#17160C color codes

HEX	`#17160C`
RGB	`rgb(23, 22, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 8.6%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 31%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 48%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 48%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.07, -1.52, 5.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.07, 5.79, 105.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.707, 0.783, 0.462)`
Decimal	`1512972`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17160C, 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 #17160C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17160C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.16:1	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 #17160C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17160c; }
.text { color: #17160c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17160c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 22 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17160c, #12170c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #17160C?: #17160C is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Twilight Zone. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17160C?: The RGB value is 23, 22, 12: 23 red, 22 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17160C?: The complementary color is #0C0D17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17160C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.