What color is #001709?

#001709 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 #001709?

The RGB value is 0, 23, 9: 0 red, 23 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #001709?

The complementary color is #17000E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #001709?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#001709 color

#001709 rgb(0, 23, 9)

Shades of black

The hex color #001709 is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 9% green and 3.5% blue (0, 23, 9).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 100% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 61% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic Bit Flip (#001000), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.64:1).

#001709 color codes

HEX	`#001709`
RGB	`rgb(0, 23, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 9%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 100%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 100%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 61%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.71, -10.06, 4.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.71, 11.09, 155.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.356, 0.632, 0.362)`
Decimal	`5897`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #001709, 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 #001709	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#001709 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	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 #001709 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #001709; }
.text { color: #001709; }
.border { border: 2px solid #001709; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 23 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #001709, #001715); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #001709?: #001709 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 #001709?: The RGB value is 0, 23, 9: 0 red, 23 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #001709?: The complementary color is #17000E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #001709?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.