What color is #171A25?

#171A25 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 #171A25?

The RGB value is 23, 26, 37: 23 red, 26 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #171A25?

The complementary color is #252217, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #171A25?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#171A25 color

#171A25 rgb(23, 26, 37)

Shades of black

The hex color #171A25 is a very dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 10.2% green and 14.5% blue (23, 26, 37).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 23% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Eigengrau (#16161D), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.34:1).

#171A25 color codes

HEX	`#171A25`
RGB	`rgb(23, 26, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 10.2%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 23%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 38%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 30%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.44, 1.95, -8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.44, 8.23, 283.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.057, 1.054, 1.898)`
Decimal	`1514021`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #171A25, 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 #171A25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#171A25 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.34:1	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 #171A25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #171a25; }
.text { color: #171a25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #171a25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 26 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #171a25, #1b1725); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Black.

Questions

What color is #171A25?: #171A25 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 #171A25?: The RGB value is 23, 26, 37: 23 red, 26 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #171A25?: The complementary color is #252217, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #171A25?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.