What color is #001705?

#001705 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Cosmic Bit Flip. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #001705?

The RGB value is 0, 23, 5: 0 red, 23 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #001705?

The complementary color is #170012, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #001705?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#001705 color

#001705 rgb(0, 23, 5)

Shades of black

The hex color #001705 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 9% green and 2% blue (0, 23, 5).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 100% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 78% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic Bit Flip (#001000), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.67:1).

#001705 color codes

HEX	`#001705`
RGB	`rgb(0, 23, 5)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 9%, 2%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 100%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 100%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 78%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.63, -10.61, 6.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.63, 12.29, 149.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.334, 0.624, 0.246)`
Decimal	`5893`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #001705, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #001705	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#001705 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #001705 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #001705; }
.text { color: #001705; }
.border { border: 2px solid #001705; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 23 5 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #001705, #001710); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #001705?: #001705 is a very dark, vivid green, closest to the named color Cosmic Bit Flip. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #001705?: The RGB value is 0, 23, 5: 0 red, 23 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #001705?: The complementary color is #170012, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #001705?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.