What color is #171827?

#171827 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #171827?

The RGB value is 23, 24, 39: 23 red, 24 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #171827?

The complementary color is #272617, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #171827?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#171827 color

#171827 rgb(23, 24, 39)

Shades of black

The hex color #171827 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 9.4% green and 15.3% blue (23, 24, 39).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 26% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Corbeau (#111122), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.55:1).

#171827 color codes

HEX	`#171827`
RGB	`rgb(23, 24, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 9.4%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 26%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 41%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 38%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.84, 4.15, -10.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.84, 11.21, 291.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.046, 0.982, 2.053)`
Decimal	`1513511`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #171827, 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 #171827	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#171827 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	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 #171827 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #171827; }
.text { color: #171827; }
.border { border: 2px solid #171827; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 24 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #171827, #1e1727); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #171827?: #171827 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Corbeau. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #171827?: The RGB value is 23, 24, 39: 23 red, 24 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #171827?: The complementary color is #272617, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #171827?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.