What color is #17190E?

#17190E is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17190E?

The RGB value is 23, 25, 14: 23 red, 25 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17190E?

The complementary color is #100E19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17190E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17190E color

#17190E rgb(23, 25, 14)

Shades of black

The hex color #17190E is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 9.8% green and 5.5% blue (23, 25, 14).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 28% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Memorial Black (#091101), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.77:1).

#17190E color codes

HEX	`#17190E`
RGB	`rgb(23, 25, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 9.8%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 28%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 44%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 44%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.21, -3.43, 6.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.21, 7.17, 118.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.78, 0.909, 0.55)`
Decimal	`1513742`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17190E, 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 #17190E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17190E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.77:1	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 #17190E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17190e; }
.text { color: #17190e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17190e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 25 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17190e, #12190e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #17190E?: #17190E is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17190E?: The RGB value is 23, 25, 14: 23 red, 25 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17190E?: The complementary color is #100E19, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17190E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.