What color is #17272A?

#17272A is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17272A?

The RGB value is 23, 39, 42: 23 red, 39 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17272A?

The complementary color is #2A1A17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17272A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17272A color

#17272A rgb(23, 39, 42)

Shades of black

The hex color #17272A is a very dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 15.3% green and 16.5% blue (23, 39, 42).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 29% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Ship (#10252A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.44:1).

#17272A color codes

HEX	`#17272A`
RGB	`rgb(23, 39, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 15.3%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 29%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 45%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 7%, 0%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.4, -5.72, -4.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.4, 7.05, 215.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.497, 1.8, 2.459)`
Decimal	`1517354`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17272A, 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 #17272A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17272A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	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 #17272A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17272a; }
.text { color: #17272a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17272a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 39 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17272a, #171d2a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #17272A?: #17272A is a very dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sunken Ship. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17272A?: The RGB value is 23, 39, 42: 23 red, 39 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17272A?: The complementary color is #2A1A17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17272A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.