What color is #17261E?

#17261E is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17261E?

The RGB value is 23, 38, 30: 23 red, 38 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17261E?

The complementary color is #26171F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17261E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17261E color

#17261E rgb(23, 38, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #17261E is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 14.9% green and 11.8% blue (23, 38, 30).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 25% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.76:1).

#17261E color codes

HEX	`#17261E`
RGB	`rgb(23, 38, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 14.9%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 25%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 39%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 21%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.6, -8.62, 3.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.6, 9.23, 159.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.281, 1.662, 1.481)`
Decimal	`1517086`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17261E, 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 #17261E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17261E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	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 #17261E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17261e; }
.text { color: #17261e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17261e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 38 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17261e, #172625); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #17261E?: #17261E is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17261E?: The RGB value is 23, 38, 30: 23 red, 38 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17261E?: The complementary color is #26171F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17261E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.