What color is #171D18?

#171D18 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 #171D18?

The RGB value is 23, 29, 24: 23 red, 29 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #171D18?

The complementary color is #1D171C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #171D18?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#171D18 color

#171D18 rgb(23, 29, 24)

Shades of black

The hex color #171D18 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 11.4% green and 9.4% blue (23, 29, 24).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 12% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 89% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.14:1).

#171D18 color codes

HEX	`#171D18`
RGB	`rgb(23, 29, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 11.4%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 12%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 21%, 11%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 17%, 89%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.01, -4.11, 2.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.01, 4.82, 148.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.958, 1.127, 1.031)`
Decimal	`1514776`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #171D18, 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 #171D18	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#171D18 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	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 #171D18 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #171d18; }
.text { color: #171d18; }
.border { border: 2px solid #171d18; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 29 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #171d18, #171d1b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #171D18?: #171D18 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 #171D18?: The RGB value is 23, 29, 24: 23 red, 29 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #171D18?: The complementary color is #1D171C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #171D18?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.