What color is #171924?

#171924 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 #171924?

The RGB value is 23, 25, 36: 23 red, 25 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #171924?

The complementary color is #242217, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #171924?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#171924 color

#171924 rgb(23, 25, 36)

Shades of black

The hex color #171924 is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 9.8% green and 14.1% blue (23, 25, 36).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 22% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Eigengrau (#16161D), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.49:1).

#171924 color codes

HEX	`#171924`
RGB	`rgb(23, 25, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 9.8%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 22%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 36%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 31%, 0%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.03, 2.37, -7.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.03, 8.23, 286.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.019, 1.005, 1.809)`
Decimal	`1513764`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #171924, 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 #171924	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#171924 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.49:1	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 #171924 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #171924; }
.text { color: #171924; }
.border { border: 2px solid #171924; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 25 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #171924, #1b1724); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #171924?: #171924 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 #171924?: The RGB value is 23, 25, 36: 23 red, 25 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #171924?: The complementary color is #242217, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #171924?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.