What color is #171E24?

#171E24 is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Satin Deep Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #171E24?

The RGB value is 23, 30, 36: 23 red, 30 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #171E24?

The complementary color is #241D17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #171E24?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#171E24 color

#171E24 rgb(23, 30, 36)

Shades of black

The hex color #171E24 is a very dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 11.8% green and 14.1% blue (23, 30, 36).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 22% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Satin Deep Black (#1C1E21), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.83:1).

#171E24 color codes

HEX	`#171E24`
RGB	`rgb(23, 30, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 11.8%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 22%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 36%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 17%, 0%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.84, -1.35, -5.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.84, 5.3, 255.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.136, 1.238, 1.848)`
Decimal	`1515044`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #171E24, 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 #171E24	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#171E24 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	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 #171E24 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #171e24; }
.text { color: #171e24; }
.border { border: 2px solid #171e24; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 30 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #171e24, #171724); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #171E24?: #171E24 is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Satin Deep Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #171E24?: The RGB value is 23, 30, 36: 23 red, 30 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #171E24?: The complementary color is #241D17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #171E24?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.