What color is #171909?

#171909 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 #171909?

The RGB value is 23, 25, 9: 23 red, 25 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #171909?

The complementary color is #0B0919, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #171909?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#171909 color

#171909 rgb(23, 25, 9)

Shades of black

The hex color #171909 is a very dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 9.8% green and 3.5% blue (23, 25, 9).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 47% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 64% yellow and 90% 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 17.81:1).

#171909 color codes

HEX	`#171909`
RGB	`rgb(23, 25, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 9.8%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 47%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 64%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 64%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.1, -4.19, 8.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.1, 9.36, 116.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.75, 0.897, 0.392)`
Decimal	`1513737`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #171909, 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 #171909	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#171909 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.81:1	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 #171909 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #171909; }
.text { color: #171909; }
.border { border: 2px solid #171909; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 25 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #171909, #0f1909); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #171909?: #171909 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 #171909?: The RGB value is 23, 25, 9: 23 red, 25 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #171909?: The complementary color is #0B0919, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #171909?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.