What color is #172022?

#172022 is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #172022?

The RGB value is 23, 32, 34: 23 red, 32 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #172022?

The complementary color is #221917, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #172022?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#172022 color

#172022 rgb(23, 32, 34)

Shades of black

The hex color #172022 is a very dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 12.5% green and 13.3% blue (23, 32, 34).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 19% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Black Stallion (#0E191C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.59:1).

#172022 color codes

HEX	`#172022`
RGB	`rgb(23, 32, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 12.5%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 19%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 32%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 6%, 0%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.49, -3.41, -2.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.49, 4.34, 218.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.159, 1.331, 1.709)`
Decimal	`1515554`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #172022, 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 #172022	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#172022 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	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 #172022 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #172022; }
.text { color: #172022; }
.border { border: 2px solid #172022; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 32 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #172022, #171b22); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #172022?: #172022 is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Black Stallion. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #172022?: The RGB value is 23, 32, 34: 23 red, 32 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #172022?: The complementary color is #221917, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #172022?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.