What color is #171711?

#171711 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Twilight Zone. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #171711?

The RGB value is 23, 23, 17: 23 red, 23 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #171711?

The complementary color is #111117, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #171711?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#171711 color

#171711 rgb(23, 23, 17)

Shades of black

The hex color #171711 is a very dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 9% green and 6.7% blue (23, 23, 17).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 15% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Twilight Zone (#191916), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.99:1).

#171711 color codes

HEX	`#171711`
RGB	`rgb(23, 23, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 9%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 15%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 26%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 26%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.55, -1.36, 3.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.55, 3.94, 110.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.761, 0.835, 0.651)`
Decimal	`1513233`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #171711, 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 #171711	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#171711 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.99:1	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 #171711 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #171711; }
.text { color: #171711; }
.border { border: 2px solid #171711; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 23 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #171711, #141711); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #171711?: #171711 is a very dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Twilight Zone. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #171711?: The RGB value is 23, 23, 17: 23 red, 23 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #171711?: The complementary color is #111117, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #171711?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.