What color is #17201D?

#17201D 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 #17201D?

The RGB value is 23, 32, 29: 23 red, 32 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17201D?

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

Is black or white text better on #17201D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17201D color

#17201D rgb(23, 32, 29)

Shades of black

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 12.5% green and 11.4% blue (23, 32, 29).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 16% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.66:1).

#17201D color codes

HEX	`#17201D`
RGB	`rgb(23, 32, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 12.5%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 16%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 28%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 9%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.3, -4.87, 0.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.3, 4.93, 171.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.092, 1.304, 1.356)`
Decimal	`1515549`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17201D, 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 #17201D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17201D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.66:1	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 #17201D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17201d; }
.text { color: #17201d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17201d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 32 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17201d, #171f20); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #17201D?: #17201D 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 #17201D?: The RGB value is 23, 32, 29: 23 red, 32 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17201D?: The complementary color is #20171A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17201D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.