What color is #171814?

#171814 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Twilight Zone. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #171814?

The RGB value is 23, 24, 20: 23 red, 24 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #171814?

The complementary color is #151418, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #171814?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#171814 color

#171814 rgb(23, 24, 20)

Shades of black

The hex color #171814 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 9.4% green and 7.8% blue (23, 24, 20).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 9% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Twilight Zone (#191916), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.84:1).

#171814 color codes

HEX	`#171814`
RGB	`rgb(23, 24, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 9.4%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 9%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 17%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 17%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8, -1.47, 2.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8, 2.89, 120.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.806, 0.886, 0.79)`
Decimal	`1513492`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #171814, 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 #171814	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#171814 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.84:1	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 #171814 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #171814; }
.text { color: #171814; }
.border { border: 2px solid #171814; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 24 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #171814, #151814); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #171814?: #171814 is a very dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Twilight Zone. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #171814?: The RGB value is 23, 24, 20: 23 red, 24 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #171814?: The complementary color is #151418, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #171814?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.