What color is #17210F?

#17210F is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17210F?

The RGB value is 23, 33, 15: 23 red, 33 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17210F?

The complementary color is #190F21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17210F?

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.

#17210F color

#17210F rgb(23, 33, 15)

Shades of black

The hex color #17210F is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 12.9% green and 5.9% blue (23, 33, 15).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 38% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 55% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#17210F color codes

HEX	`#17210F`
RGB	`rgb(23, 33, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 12.9%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 38%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 55%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 55%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.31, -8.75, 10.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.31, 13.41, 130.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.983, 1.304, 0.652)`
Decimal	`1515791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17210F, 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 #17210F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17210F 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 #17210F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17210f; }
.text { color: #17210f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17210f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 33 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17210f, #0f2110); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #17210F?: #17210F is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17210F?: The RGB value is 23, 33, 15: 23 red, 33 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17210F?: The complementary color is #190F21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17210F?: 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.