What color is #171724?

#171724 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #171724?

The RGB value is 23, 23, 36: 23 red, 23 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #171724?

The complementary color is #242417, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #171724?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#171724 color

#171724 rgb(23, 23, 36)

Shades of black

The hex color #171724 is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 9% green and 14.1% blue (23, 23, 36).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 22% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Corbeau (#111122), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.73:1).

#171724 color codes

HEX	`#171724`
RGB	`rgb(23, 23, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 9%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 22%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 36%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 36%, 0%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.33, 3.9, -8.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.33, 9.77, 293.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.978, 0.922, 1.795)`
Decimal	`1513252`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #171724, 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 #171724	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#171724 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	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 #171724 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #171724; }
.text { color: #171724; }
.border { border: 2px solid #171724; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 23 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #171724, #1d1724); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #171724?: #171724 is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #171724?: The RGB value is 23, 23, 36: 23 red, 23 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #171724?: The complementary color is #242417, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #171724?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.