What color is #17291C?

#17291C is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17291C?

The RGB value is 23, 41, 28: 23 red, 41 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17291C?

The complementary color is #291724, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17291C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17291C color

#17291C rgb(23, 41, 28)

Shades of gray

The hex color #17291C is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 16.1% green and 11% blue (23, 41, 28).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 28% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.32:1).

#17291C color codes

HEX	`#17291C`
RGB	`rgb(23, 41, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 16.1%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 28%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 44%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 32%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.69, -11.02, 6.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.69, 12.66, 150.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.356, 1.852, 1.384)`
Decimal	`1517852`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17291C, 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 #17291C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17291C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	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 #17291C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17291c; }
.text { color: #17291c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17291c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 41 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17291c, #172925); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #17291C?: #17291C is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17291C?: The RGB value is 23, 41, 28: 23 red, 41 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17291C?: The complementary color is #291724, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17291C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.