What color is #231217?

#231217 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Italian Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #231217?

The RGB value is 35, 18, 23: 35 red, 18 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #231217?

The complementary color is #12231E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #231217?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#231217 color

#231217 rgb(35, 18, 23)

Shades of black

The hex color #231217 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 7.1% green and 9% blue (35, 18, 23).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 32% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 34% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Italian Roast (#221111), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.94:1).

#231217 color codes

HEX	`#231217`
RGB	`rgb(35, 18, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 7.1%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 32%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 49%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 34%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.69, 9.72, 0.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.69, 9.72, 0.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.064, 0.852, 0.919)`
Decimal	`2298391`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #231217, 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 #231217	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#231217 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	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 #231217 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #231217; }
.text { color: #231217; }
.border { border: 2px solid #231217; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 18 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #231217, #231612); }

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Questions

What color is #231217?: #231217 is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Italian Roast. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #231217?: The RGB value is 35, 18, 23: 35 red, 18 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #231217?: The complementary color is #12231E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #231217?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.17:1 and white text 17.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.