What color is #171719?

#171719 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Dark Void. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #171719?

The RGB value is 23, 23, 25: 23 red, 23 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #171719?

The complementary color is #191917, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #171719?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#171719 color

#171719 rgb(23, 23, 25)

Shades of black

The hex color #171719 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 9% green and 9.8% blue (23, 23, 25).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 4% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Dark Void (#151517), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.9:1).

#171719 color codes

HEX	`#171719`
RGB	`rgb(23, 23, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 9%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 4%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 8%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 8%, 0%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.81, 0.53, -1.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.81, 1.5, 290.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.835, 0.865, 1.043)`
Decimal	`1513241`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #171719, 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 #171719	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#171719 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.9:1	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 #171719 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #171719; }
.text { color: #171719; }
.border { border: 2px solid #171719; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 23 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #171719, #181719); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #171719?: #171719 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Dark Void. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #171719?: The RGB value is 23, 23, 25: 23 red, 23 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #171719?: The complementary color is #191917, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #171719?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.