What color is #172125?

#172125 is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Black Pearl. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #172125?

The RGB value is 23, 33, 37: 23 red, 33 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #172125?

The complementary color is #251B17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #172125?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#172125 color

#172125 rgb(23, 33, 37)

Shades of black

The hex color #172125 is a very dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 12.9% green and 14.5% blue (23, 33, 37).

Its hue angle is 197°, with 23% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Black Pearl (#1E272C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.4:1).

#172125 color codes

HEX	`#172125`
RGB	`rgb(23, 33, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 12.9%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(197, 23%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(197, 38%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 11%, 0%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.98, -3.18, -4.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.98, 5.22, 232.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.231, 1.403, 1.956)`
Decimal	`1515813`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #172125, 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 #172125	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#172125 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	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 #172125 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #172125; }
.text { color: #172125; }
.border { border: 2px solid #172125; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 33 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #172125, #171a25); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #172125?: #172125 is a very dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Black Pearl. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #172125?: The RGB value is 23, 33, 37: 23 red, 33 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #172125?: The complementary color is #251B17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #172125?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.