#171717
Charcoal
A deterministic reference card for #171717. Every value, scheme, and snippet below is computed from the hex — no database, no guesswork.
- RGB
- 23, 23, 23
- HSL
- 0°, 0%, 9%
- Text
- White on top
Tailwind CSS · neutral
tailwind · neutral 900
The Tailwind CSS utility classes bg-neutral-900, text-neutral-900, and friends all reference this hex value.
Developer snippets
Copy-ready code
Every snippet below is generated from the hex — not a hand-maintained table.
Conversions
Same color, seven encodings
Nearest matches
Closest in other design systems
Accessibility
Contrast against white & black
On white
The quick brown fox
Jumps over the lazy dog. Testing readability of #171717 as the text color.
Rating · AAA
On black
The quick brown fox
Jumps over the lazy dog. Testing readability of #171717 as the text color.
Rating · Fail
Recommendation
When using #171717 as a background, pair it with #ffffff text for the best WCAG contrast.
Contrast ratios only — one part of WCAG 2.1. Not a certification of accessibility or legal compliance.
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