What color is #171F12?

#171F12 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #171F12?

The RGB value is 23, 31, 18: 23 red, 31 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #171F12?

The complementary color is #1A121F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #171F12?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#171F12 color

#171F12 rgb(23, 31, 18)

Shades of black

The hex color #171F12 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 12.2% green and 7.1% blue (23, 31, 18).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 27% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.92:1).

#171F12 color codes

HEX	`#171F12`
RGB	`rgb(23, 31, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 12.2%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 27%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 42%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 42%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.6, -6.86, 7.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.6, 10.15, 132.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.952, 1.206, 0.755)`
Decimal	`1515282`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #171F12, 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 #171F12	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#171F12 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	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 #171F12 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #171f12; }
.text { color: #171f12; }
.border { border: 2px solid #171f12; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 31 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #171f12, #121f13); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #171F12?: #171F12 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #171F12?: The RGB value is 23, 31, 18: 23 red, 31 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #171F12?: The complementary color is #1A121F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #171F12?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.