#172011
Onyx · very dark cool black
About #172011
With the hex code #172011, this is a very dark black with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 9% red, 13% green and 7% blue, while a printer would mix 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 87% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Onyx — a ΔE of 13.0 — followed by Jet. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #1A1120, a onyx shade.
In design, a very dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 16.78:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (16.78:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #172011?
With the hex code #172011, this is a very dark black with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 9% red, 13% green and 7% blue, while a printer would mix 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 87% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #172011?
Use white text. White on #172011 has a contrast ratio of 16.78:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #172011?
Its complementary colour is #1A1120, and analogous partners are #1E2011 and #112012.