What color is #23171D?

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

What is the RGB value of #23171D?

The RGB value is 35, 23, 29: 35 red, 23 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #23171D?

The complementary color is #17231D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #23171D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#23171D color

#23171D rgb(35, 23, 29)

Shades of black

The hex color #23171D is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 13.7% red, 9% green and 11.4% blue (35, 23, 29).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 21% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 17% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Bats Cloak (#1F1518), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.33:1).

#23171D color codes

HEX	`#23171D`
RGB	`rgb(35, 23, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(13.7%, 9%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 21%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 34%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 17%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.47, 7.32, -1.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.47, 7.54, 346.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.221, 1.059, 1.302)`
Decimal	`2299677`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #23171D, 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 #23171D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#23171D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.33:1	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 #23171D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #23171d; }
.text { color: #23171d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #23171d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(35 23 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #23171d, #231717); }

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Questions

What color is #23171D?: #23171D is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Bats Cloak. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #23171D?: The RGB value is 35, 23, 29: 35 red, 23 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #23171D?: The complementary color is #17231D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #23171D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.21:1 and white text 17.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.