What color is #17181E?

#17181E is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Eigengrau. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17181E?

The RGB value is 23, 24, 30: 23 red, 24 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17181E?

The complementary color is #1E1D17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17181E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17181E color

#17181E rgb(23, 24, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #17181E is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 9.4% green and 11.8% blue (23, 24, 30).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 13% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Eigengrau (#16161D), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.71:1).

#17181E color codes

HEX	`#17181E`
RGB	`rgb(23, 24, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 9.4%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 13%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 23%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 20%, 0%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.39, 1.22, -4.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.39, 4.52, 285.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.914, 0.929, 1.359)`
Decimal	`1513502`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17181E, 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 #17181E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17181E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	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 #17181E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17181e; }
.text { color: #17181e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17181e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 24 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17181e, #1a171e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #17181E?: #17181E is a very dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Eigengrau. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17181E?: The RGB value is 23, 24, 30: 23 red, 24 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17181E?: The complementary color is #1E1D17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17181E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.