What color is #17161D?

#17161D is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Eigengrau. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17161D?

The RGB value is 23, 22, 29: 23 red, 22 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17161D?

The complementary color is #1C1D16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17161D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17161D color

#17161D rgb(23, 22, 29)

Shades of black

The hex color #17161D is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 8.6% green and 11.4% blue (23, 22, 29).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 14% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Eigengrau (#16161D), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.97:1).

#17161D color codes

HEX	`#17161D`
RGB	`rgb(23, 22, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 8.6%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 14%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 24%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 24%, 0%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.63, 2.42, -4.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.63, 5.31, 297.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.862, 0.845, 1.28)`
Decimal	`1512989`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17161D, 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 #17161D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17161D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.97:1	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 #17161D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17161d; }
.text { color: #17161d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17161d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 22 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17161d, #1a161d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #17161D?: #17161D is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Eigengrau. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17161D?: The RGB value is 23, 22, 29: 23 red, 22 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17161D?: The complementary color is #1C1D16, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17161D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.