What color is #011917?

#011917 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #011917?

The RGB value is 1, 25, 23: 1 red, 25 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #011917?

The complementary color is #190103, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #011917?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#011917 color

#011917 rgb(1, 25, 23)

Shades of black

The hex color #011917 is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0.4% red, 9.8% green and 9% blue (1, 25, 23).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 92% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 96% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 90% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.22:1).

#011917 color codes

HEX	`#011917`
RGB	`rgb(1, 25, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0.4%, 9.8%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 92%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 96%, 10%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(96%, 0%, 8%, 90%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.9, -8.64, -1.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.9, 8.76, 189.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.515, 0.764, 0.931)`
Decimal	`71959`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #011917, 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 #011917	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#011917 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	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 #011917 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #011917; }
.text { color: #011917; }
.border { border: 2px solid #011917; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(1 25 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #011917, #010f19); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rich Black.

Questions

What color is #011917?: #011917 is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #011917?: The RGB value is 1, 25, 23: 1 red, 25 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #011917?: The complementary color is #190103, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #011917?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.