What color is #17211E?

#17211E 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 #17211E?

The RGB value is 23, 33, 30: 23 red, 33 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17211E?

The complementary color is #21171A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17211E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17211E color

#17211E rgb(23, 33, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #17211E is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 12.9% green and 11.8% blue (23, 33, 30).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 18% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.5:1).

#17211E color codes

HEX	`#17211E`
RGB	`rgb(23, 33, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 12.9%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 18%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 30%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 9%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.71, -5.29, 0.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.71, 5.32, 173.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.131, 1.364, 1.432)`
Decimal	`1515806`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17211E, 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 #17211E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17211E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.5:1	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 #17211E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17211e; }
.text { color: #17211e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17211e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 33 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17211e, #171f21); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #17211E?: #17211E 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 #17211E?: The RGB value is 23, 33, 30: 23 red, 33 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17211E?: The complementary color is #21171A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17211E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.