What color is #171A22?

#171A22 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 #171A22?

The RGB value is 23, 26, 34: 23 red, 26 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #171A22?

The complementary color is #221F17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #171A22?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#171A22 color

#171A22 rgb(23, 26, 34)

Shades of black

The hex color #171A22 is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 10.2% green and 13.3% blue (23, 26, 34).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 19% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Eigengrau (#16161D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.39:1).

#171A22 color codes

HEX	`#171A22`
RGB	`rgb(23, 26, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 10.2%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 19%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 32%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 24%, 0%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.29, 0.96, -5.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.29, 6.06, 279.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.011, 1.036, 1.66)`
Decimal	`1514018`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #171A22, 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 #171A22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#171A22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	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 #171A22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #171a22; }
.text { color: #171a22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #171a22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 26 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #171a22, #191722); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #171A22?: #171A22 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 #171A22?: The RGB value is 23, 26, 34: 23 red, 26 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #171A22?: The complementary color is #221F17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #171A22?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.