What color is #171A09?

#171A09 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 #171A09?

The RGB value is 23, 26, 9: 23 red, 26 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #171A09?

The complementary color is #0C091A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #171A09?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#171A09 color

#171A09 rgb(23, 26, 9)

Shades of black

The hex color #171A09 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 10.2% green and 3.5% blue (23, 26, 9).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 49% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 65% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Memorial Black (#091101), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.67:1).

#171A09 color codes

HEX	`#171A09`
RGB	`rgb(23, 26, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 10.2%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 49%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 65%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 65%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.49, -4.96, 8.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.49, 10.21, 119.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.772, 0.941, 0.399)`
Decimal	`1513993`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #171A09, 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 #171A09	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#171A09 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	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 #171A09 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #171a09; }
.text { color: #171a09; }
.border { border: 2px solid #171a09; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 26 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #171a09, #0e1a09); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #171A09?: #171A09 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 #171A09?: The RGB value is 23, 26, 9: 23 red, 26 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #171A09?: The complementary color is #0C091A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #171A09?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.