What color is #17180C?

#17180C is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17180C?

The RGB value is 23, 24, 12: 23 red, 24 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17180C?

The complementary color is #0D0C18, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17180C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17180C color

#17180C rgb(23, 24, 12)

Shades of black

The hex color #17180C is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 9.4% green and 4.7% blue (23, 24, 12).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 33% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Memorial Black (#091101), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.91:1).

#17180C color codes

HEX	`#17180C`
RGB	`rgb(23, 24, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 9.4%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 33%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 50%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 50%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.79, -2.99, 6.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.79, 7.27, 114.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.746, 0.862, 0.475)`
Decimal	`1513484`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17180C, 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 #17180C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17180C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.91:1	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 #17180C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17180c; }
.text { color: #17180c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17180c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 24 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17180c, #11180c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #17180C?: #17180C is a very dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17180C?: The RGB value is 23, 24, 12: 23 red, 24 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17180C?: The complementary color is #0D0C18, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17180C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.