What color is #17161A?

#17161A is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Piano Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17161A?

The RGB value is 23, 22, 26: 23 red, 22 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17161A?

The complementary color is #191A16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17161A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 18.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17161A color

#17161A rgb(23, 22, 26)

Shades of black

The hex color #17161A is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 8.6% green and 10.2% blue (23, 22, 26).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 8% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Piano Black (#17171A), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.01:1).

#17161A color codes

HEX	`#17161A`
RGB	`rgb(23, 22, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 8.6%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 8%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 15%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 15%, 0%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.5, 1.53, -2.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.5, 3.04, 300.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.827, 0.831, 1.094)`
Decimal	`1512986`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17161A, 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 #17161A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17161A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	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 #17161A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17161a; }
.text { color: #17161a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17161a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 22 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17161a, #19161a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #17161A?: #17161A is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Piano Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17161A?: The RGB value is 23, 22, 26: 23 red, 22 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17161A?: The complementary color is #191A16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17161A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 18.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.