#171917

Color #171917

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very dark green.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 8.66 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-900 #171717 · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#171917

RGB

rgb(23, 25, 23)

HSL

hsl(120, 4.2%, 9.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(120, 8%, 9.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(8%, 0%, 8%, 90.2%)

LAB

lab(8.47, -1.48, 1.07)

LCH

lch(8.47, 1.83, 144.13)

OKLCH

oklch(21%, 0.005, 145.67)

HWB

hwb(120, 9%, 90.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#191719

Analogous

#181917

#171917

#171918

Triadic

#171917

#171719

#191717

Split-complementary

#171917

#181719

#191718

Tetradic

#171917

#171919

#191719

#191717

Square

#171917

#171819

#191719

#191817

Shades

Color #171917 mixed toward black.

#131513

#0f110f

#0b0c0b

#080808

#040404

Tints

Color #171917 mixed toward white.

#3c413c

#616961

#879087

#afb5af

#d7dad7

Tones

Color #171917 mixed toward gray.

#171917

#171817

#181818

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

17.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.19:1

White text reads better on this background (17.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#181817 · ΔE 1.8

Deuteranopia

#181818 · ΔE 2.3

Tritanopia

#171818 · ΔE 1.8

Achromatopsia

#181818 · ΔE 2.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #171917;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#171917]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#171917 (#171917) is rgb(23, 25, 23) in RGB.

No, #171917 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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