What color is #17251A?

#17251A is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17251A?

The RGB value is 23, 37, 26: 23 red, 37 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17251A?

The complementary color is #251722, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17251A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17251A color

#17251A rgb(23, 37, 26)

Shades of black

The hex color #17251A is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 14.5% green and 10.2% blue (23, 37, 26).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 23% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.96:1).

#17251A color codes

HEX	`#17251A`
RGB	`rgb(23, 37, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 14.5%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 23%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 38%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 30%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.11, -8.99, 5.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.11, 10.51, 148.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.201, 1.58, 1.219)`
Decimal	`1516826`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17251A, 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 #17251A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17251A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	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 #17251A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17251a; }
.text { color: #17251a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17251a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 37 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17251a, #172521); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #17251A?: #17251A is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17251A?: The RGB value is 23, 37, 26: 23 red, 37 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17251A?: The complementary color is #251722, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17251A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.