What color is #17252D?

#17252D is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Black Pearl. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17252D?

The RGB value is 23, 37, 45: 23 red, 37 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17252D?

The complementary color is #2D1F17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17252D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17252D color

#17252D rgb(23, 37, 45)

Shades of black

The hex color #17252D is a very dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 14.5% green and 17.6% blue (23, 37, 45).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 32% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Black Pearl (#1E272C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.68:1).

#17252D color codes

HEX	`#17252D`
RGB	`rgb(23, 37, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 14.5%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 32%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 49%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 18%, 0%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.8, -3.34, -7.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.8, 7.91, 245.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.488, 1.695, 2.731)`
Decimal	`1516845`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17252D, 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 #17252D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17252D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	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 #17252D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17252d; }
.text { color: #17252d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17252d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 37 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17252d, #171a2d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #17252D?: #17252D is a very dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Black Pearl. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17252D?: The RGB value is 23, 37, 45: 23 red, 37 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17252D?: The complementary color is #2D1F17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17252D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.