What color is #17171A?

#17171A is a dark gray known as Piano Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17171A?

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

What is the complementary color of #17171A?

The complementary color is #1A1A17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17171A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17171A color

#17171A rgb(23, 23, 26)

Shades of black

The hex color #17171A is a dark gray.

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

Its hue angle is 240°, with 6% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 90% black.

This exact color is also called Piano Black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.89:1).

#17171A color codes

HEX	`#17171A`
RGB	`rgb(23, 23, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 9%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 6%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 12%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 12%, 0%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.85, 0.81, -2.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.85, 2.26, 290.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.846, 0.87, 1.1)`
Decimal	`1513242`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17171A, 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 #17171A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17171A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.89:1	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 #17171A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17171a; }
.text { color: #17171a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17171a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 23 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17171a, #18171a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #17171A?: #17171A is a dark gray known as Piano Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17171A?: The RGB value is 23, 23, 26: 23 red, 23 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17171A?: The complementary color is #1A1A17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17171A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.