What color is #171612?

#171612 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color King Kong. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #171612?

The RGB value is 23, 22, 18: 23 red, 22 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #171612?

The complementary color is #121317, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #171612?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#171612 color

#171612 rgb(23, 22, 18)

Shades of black

The hex color #171612 is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 8.6% green and 7.1% blue (23, 22, 18).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 12% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 22% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is King Kong (#161410), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.1:1).

#171612 color codes

HEX	`#171612`
RGB	`rgb(23, 22, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 8.6%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 12%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 22%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 22%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.22, -0.44, 2.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.22, 2.66, 99.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.749, 0.8, 0.687)`
Decimal	`1512978`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #171612, 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 #171612	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#171612 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.1:1	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 #171612 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #171612; }
.text { color: #171612; }
.border { border: 2px solid #171612; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 22 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #171612, #151712); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #171612?: #171612 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color King Kong. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #171612?: The RGB value is 23, 22, 18: 23 red, 22 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #171612?: The complementary color is #121317, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #171612?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.