What color is #171B10?

#171B10 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 #171B10?

The RGB value is 23, 27, 16: 23 red, 27 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #171B10?

The complementary color is #14101B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #171B10?

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.

#171B10 color

#171B10 rgb(23, 27, 16)

Shades of black

The hex color #171B10 is a very dark, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 10.6% green and 6.3% blue (23, 27, 16).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 26% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Memorial Black (#091101), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#171B10 color codes

HEX	`#171B10`
RGB	`rgb(23, 27, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 10.6%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 26%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 41%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 41%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.02, -4.52, 6.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.02, 7.84, 125.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.839, 1.003, 0.64)`
Decimal	`1514256`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #171B10, 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 #171B10	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#171B10 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 #171B10 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #171b10; }
.text { color: #171b10; }
.border { border: 2px solid #171b10; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 27 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #171b10, #121b10); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #171B10?: #171B10 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 #171B10?: The RGB value is 23, 27, 16: 23 red, 27 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #171B10?: The complementary color is #14101B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #171B10?: 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.