#171712

Color #171712

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark yellow.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 8.28 Nearest Tailwind class olive-900 #1d1d16 · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#171712

RGB

rgb(23, 23, 18)

HSL

hsl(60, 12.2%, 8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 21.7%, 9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 21.7%, 91%)

LAB

lab(7.58, -1.15, 3.14)

LCH

lch(7.58, 3.34, 110.11)

OKLCH

oklch(20.3%, 0.0096, 107.5)

HWB

hwb(60, 7.1%, 91%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#121217

Analogous

#171412

#171712

#141712

Triadic

#171712

#121717

#171217

Split-complementary

#171712

#121417

#141217

Tetradic

#171712

#121712

#121217

#171217

Square

#171712

#121714

#121217

#171214

Shades

Color #171712 mixed toward black.

#13130f

#0f0f0c

#0b0b09

#080806

#040403

Tints

Color #171712 mixed toward white.

#434334

#6f6f57

#98987b

#babaa7

#ddddd3

Tones

Color #171712 mixed toward gray.

#161612

#161613

#151514

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

17.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.17:1

White text reads better on this background (17.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#171713 · ΔE 0.6

Deuteranopia

#171714 · ΔE 1.2

Tritanopia

#171415 · ΔE 5.1

Achromatopsia

#171717 · ΔE 3.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #171712;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#171712]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#171712 (#171712) is rgb(23, 23, 18) in RGB.

No, #171712 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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