What color is #23171A?

#23171A is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Bats Cloak. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #23171A?

The RGB value is 35, 23, 26: 35 red, 23 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #23171A?

The complementary color is #172320, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #23171A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#23171A color

#23171A rgb(35, 23, 26)

Shades of black

The hex color #23171A is a very dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 9% green and 10.2% blue (35, 23, 26).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 21% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 26% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Bats Cloak (#1F1518), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.37:1).

#23171A color codes

HEX	`#23171A`
RGB	`rgb(35, 23, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 9%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 21%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 34%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 26%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.36, 6.67, 0.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.36, 6.67, 2.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.186, 1.045, 1.116)`
Decimal	`2299674`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #23171A, 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 #23171A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#23171A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	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 #23171A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #23171a; }
.text { color: #23171a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #23171a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 23 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #23171a, #231a17); }

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Questions

What color is #23171A?: #23171A is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Bats Cloak. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #23171A?: The RGB value is 35, 23, 26: 35 red, 23 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #23171A?: The complementary color is #172320, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #23171A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.