#231717

Color #231717

A muted very dark red.

Closest named color Black #000000 · ΔE 11.33 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-900 #1d1816 · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#231717

RGB

rgb(35, 23, 23)

HSL

hsl(0, 20.7%, 11.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 34.3%, 13.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 34.3%, 34.3%, 86.3%)

LAB

lab(9.26, 6.07, 2.39)

LCH

lch(9.26, 6.52, 21.49)

OKLCH

oklch(22%, 0.0195, 18.81)

HWB

hwb(0, 9%, 86.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#172323

Analogous

#23171d

#231717

#231d17

Triadic

#231717

#172317

#171723

Split-complementary

#231717

#17231d

#171d23

Tetradic

#231717

#232317

#172323

#171723

Square

#231717

#1d2317

#172323

#1d1723

Shades

Color #231717 mixed toward black.

#1d1313

#170f0f

#120c0c

#0c0808

#060404

Tints

Color #231717 mixed toward white.

#513535

#7e5353

#a57777

#c3a4a4

#e1d2d2

Tones

Color #231717 mixed toward gray.

#221818

#211919

#201a1a

#1f1b1b

#1e1c1c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

17.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.21:1

White text reads better on this background (17.41:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#1e1e17 · ΔE 10.9

Deuteranopia

#1f2017 · ΔE 12.5

Tritanopia

#221717 · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#1a1a1a · ΔE 7.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #231717;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#231717]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#231717 (#231717) is rgb(35, 23, 23) in RGB.

No, #231717 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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