What color is #17201C?

#17201C is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17201C?

The RGB value is 23, 32, 28: 23 red, 32 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17201C?

The complementary color is #20171B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17201C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17201C color

#17201C rgb(23, 32, 28)

Shades of black

The hex color #17201C is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 12.5% green and 11% blue (23, 32, 28).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 16% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.67:1).

#17201C color codes

HEX	`#17201C`
RGB	`rgb(23, 32, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 12.5%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 16%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 28%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 12%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.27, -5.15, 1.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.27, 5.33, 164.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.079, 1.299, 1.292)`
Decimal	`1515548`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17201C, 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 #17201C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17201C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	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 #17201C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17201c; }
.text { color: #17201c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17201c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 32 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17201c, #172020); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #17201C?: #17201C is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17201C?: The RGB value is 23, 32, 28: 23 red, 32 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17201C?: The complementary color is #20171B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17201C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.