What color is #17291F?

#17291F is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17291F?

The RGB value is 23, 41, 31: 23 red, 41 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17291F?

The complementary color is #291721, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17291F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17291F color

#17291F rgb(23, 41, 31)

Shades of black

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 16.1% green and 12.2% blue (23, 41, 31).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 28% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.29:1).

#17291F color codes

HEX	`#17291F`
RGB	`rgb(23, 41, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 16.1%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 28%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 44%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 24%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.77, -10.26, 4.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.77, 11.11, 157.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.394, 1.867, 1.583)`
Decimal	`1517855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17291F, 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 #17291F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17291F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.29:1	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 #17291F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17291f; }
.text { color: #17291f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17291f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 41 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17291f, #172928); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #17291F?: #17291F is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17291F?: The RGB value is 23, 41, 31: 23 red, 41 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17291F?: The complementary color is #291721, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17291F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.