What color is #172015?

#172015 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 #172015?

The RGB value is 23, 32, 21: 23 red, 32 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #172015?

The complementary color is #1E1520, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #172015?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#172015 color

#172015 rgb(23, 32, 21)

Shades of black

The hex color #172015 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 12.5% green and 8.2% blue (23, 32, 21).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 21% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.75:1).

#172015 color codes

HEX	`#172015`
RGB	`rgb(23, 32, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 12.5%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 21%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 34%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 34%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.06, -6.88, 6.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.06, 9.25, 138.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.005, 1.269, 0.901)`
Decimal	`1515541`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #172015, 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 #172015	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#172015 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.75:1	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 #172015 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #172015; }
.text { color: #172015; }
.border { border: 2px solid #172015; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 32 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #172015, #152019); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #172015?: #172015 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 #172015?: The RGB value is 23, 32, 21: 23 red, 32 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #172015?: The complementary color is #1E1520, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #172015?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.25:1 and white text 16.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.