What color is #17221A?

#17221A is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17221A?

The RGB value is 23, 34, 26: 23 red, 34 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17221A?

The complementary color is #22171F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17221A?

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.

#17221A color

#17221A rgb(23, 34, 26)

Shades of black

The hex color #17221A is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 13.3% green and 10.2% blue (23, 34, 26).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 19% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 87% black.

The closest named color is Underworld (#1E231C), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#17221A color codes

HEX	`#17221A`
RGB	`rgb(23, 34, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 13.3%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 19%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 32%, 13%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 24%, 87%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.96, -7.03, 3.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.96, 8.01, 151.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.112, 1.401, 1.189)`
Decimal	`1516058`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17221A, 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 #17221A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17221A 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 #17221A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17221a; }
.text { color: #17221a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17221a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 34 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17221a, #17221f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #17221A?: #17221A is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Underworld. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17221A?: The RGB value is 23, 34, 26: 23 red, 34 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17221A?: The complementary color is #22171F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17221A?: 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.