#171716

Color #171716

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark yellow.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 7.73 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-900 #171717 · ΔE 0.8

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Conversions

HEX

#171716

RGB

rgb(23, 23, 22)

HSL

hsl(60, 2.2%, 8.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 4.3%, 9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 4.3%, 91%)

LAB

lab(7.7, -0.25, 0.68)

LCH

lch(7.7, 0.72, 110.19)

OKLCH

oklch(20.4%, 0.002, 107.53)

HWB

hwb(60, 8.6%, 91%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#161617

Analogous

#171616

#171716

#161716

Triadic

#171716

#161717

#171617

Split-complementary

#171716

#161617

Tetradic

#171716

#161716

#161617

#171617

Square

#171716

#161716

#161617

#171616

Shades

Color #171716 mixed toward black.

#131312

#0f0f0f

#0b0b0b

#080807

#040404

Tints

Color #171716 mixed toward white.

#3f3f3c

#666662

#8d8d88

#b3b3b0

#d9d9d7

Tones

Color #171716 mixed toward gray.

#171716

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

17.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.17:1

White text reads better on this background (17.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#171716 · ΔE 0

Deuteranopia

#171716 · ΔE 0

Tritanopia

#171616 · ΔE 1.2

Achromatopsia

#171717 · ΔE 0.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #171716;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#171716]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#171716 (#171716) is rgb(23, 23, 22) in RGB.

No, #171716 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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