What color is #172109?

#172109 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #172109?

The RGB value is 23, 33, 9: 23 red, 33 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #172109?

The complementary color is #130921, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #172109?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#172109 color

#172109 rgb(23, 33, 9)

Shades of black

The hex color #172109 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 12.9% green and 3.5% blue (23, 33, 9).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 57% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 73% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.69:1).

#172109 color codes

HEX	`#172109`
RGB	`rgb(23, 33, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 12.9%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 57%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 73%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 73%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.2, -9.68, 12.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.2, 16.03, 127.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.947, 1.29, 0.457)`
Decimal	`1515785`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #172109, 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 #172109	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#172109 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.69:1	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 #172109 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #172109; }
.text { color: #172109; }
.border { border: 2px solid #172109; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 33 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #172109, #0b2109); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #172109?: #172109 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #172109?: The RGB value is 23, 33, 9: 23 red, 33 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #172109?: The complementary color is #130921, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #172109?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.26:1 and white text 16.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.