What color is #171701?

#171701 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #171701?

The RGB value is 23, 23, 1: 23 red, 23 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #171701?

The complementary color is #010117, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #171701?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#171701 color

#171701 rgb(23, 23, 1)

Shades of black

The hex color #171701 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 9% green and 0.4% blue (23, 23, 1).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 92% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 96% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Memorial Black (#091101), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.11:1).

#171701 color codes

HEX	`#171701`
RGB	`rgb(23, 23, 1)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 9%, 0.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 92%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 96%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 96%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.2, -3.79, 10.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.2, 10.98, 110.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.665, 0.797, 0.148)`
Decimal	`1513217`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #171701, 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 #171701	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#171701 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.11:1	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 #171701 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #171701; }
.text { color: #171701; }
.border { border: 2px solid #171701; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 23 1 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #171701, #0c1701); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #171701?: #171701 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #171701?: The RGB value is 23, 23, 1: 23 red, 23 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #171701?: The complementary color is #010117, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #171701?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.16:1 and white text 18.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.