What color is #00170B?

#00170B 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 #00170B?

The RGB value is 0, 23, 11: 0 red, 23 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00170B?

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

Is black or white text better on #00170B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00170B color

#00170B rgb(0, 23, 11)

Shades of black

The hex color #00170B is a very dark, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 9% green and 4.3% blue (0, 23, 11).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 100% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 52% 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 18.63:1).

#00170B color codes

HEX	`#00170B`
RGB	`rgb(0, 23, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 9%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 100%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 100%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 52%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.75, -9.77, 3.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.75, 10.53, 158.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.367, 0.637, 0.42)`
Decimal	`5899`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00170B, 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 #00170B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00170B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.63:1	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 #00170B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00170b; }
.text { color: #00170b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00170b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 23 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00170b, #001716); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #00170B?: #00170B 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 #00170B?: The RGB value is 0, 23, 11: 0 red, 23 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00170B?: The complementary color is #17000C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00170B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.13:1 and white text 18.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.