What color is #171925?

#171925 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 #171925?

The RGB value is 23, 25, 37: 23 red, 25 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #171925?

The complementary color is #252317, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #171925?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#171925 color

#171925 rgb(23, 25, 37)

Shades of black

The hex color #171925 is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 9.8% green and 14.5% blue (23, 25, 37).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 23% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Eigengrau (#16161D), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.47:1).

#171925 color codes

HEX	`#171925`
RGB	`rgb(23, 25, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 9.8%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 23%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 38%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 32%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.08, 2.7, -8.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.08, 8.96, 287.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.035, 1.011, 1.891)`
Decimal	`1513765`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #171925, 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 #171925	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#171925 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.47:1	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 #171925 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #171925; }
.text { color: #171925; }
.border { border: 2px solid #171925; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 25 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #171925, #1c1725); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #171925?: #171925 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 #171925?: The RGB value is 23, 25, 37: 23 red, 25 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #171925?: The complementary color is #252317, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #171925?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and white text 17.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.