What color is #171C12?

#171C12 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #171C12?

The RGB value is 23, 28, 18: 23 red, 28 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #171C12?

The complementary color is #17121C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #171C12?

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.

#171C12 color

#171C12 rgb(23, 28, 18)

Shades of black

The hex color #171C12 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 11% green and 7.1% blue (23, 28, 18).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 22% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#171C12 color codes

HEX	`#171C12`
RGB	`rgb(23, 28, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 11%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 22%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 36%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 36%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.45, -4.81, 5.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.45, 7.58, 129.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.878, 1.056, 0.73)`
Decimal	`1514514`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #171C12, 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 #171C12	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#171C12 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 #171C12 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #171c12; }
.text { color: #171c12; }
.border { border: 2px solid #171c12; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 28 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #171c12, #121c12); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #171C12?: #171C12 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #171C12?: The RGB value is 23, 28, 18: 23 red, 28 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #171C12?: The complementary color is #17121C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #171C12?: 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.