What color is #171D16?

#171D16 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 #171D16?

The RGB value is 23, 29, 22: 23 red, 29 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #171D16?

The complementary color is #1C161D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #171D16?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#171D16 color

#171D16 rgb(23, 29, 22)

Shades of black

The hex color #171D16 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 11.4% green and 8.6% blue (23, 29, 22).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 14% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.16:1).

#171D16 color codes

HEX	`#171D16`
RGB	`rgb(23, 29, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 11.4%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 14%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 24%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 24%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.94, -4.6, 3.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.94, 6.04, 139.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.938, 1.119, 0.925)`
Decimal	`1514774`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #171D16, 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 #171D16	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#171D16 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	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 #171D16 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #171d16; }
.text { color: #171d16; }
.border { border: 2px solid #171d16; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 29 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #171d16, #161d19); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #171D16?: #171D16 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 #171D16?: The RGB value is 23, 29, 22: 23 red, 29 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #171D16?: The complementary color is #1C161D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #171D16?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.