What color is #0A170D?

#0A170D is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Cosmic Bit Flip. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #0A170D?

The RGB value is 10, 23, 13: 10 red, 23 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0A170D?

The complementary color is #170A14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0A170D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0A170D color

#0A170D rgb(10, 23, 13)

Shades of black

The hex color #0A170D is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 3.9% red, 9% green and 5.1% blue (10, 23, 13).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 39% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic Bit Flip (#001000), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.4:1).

#0A170D color codes

HEX	`#0A170D`
RGB	`rgb(10, 23, 13)`
RGB percent	`rgb(3.9%, 9%, 5.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 39%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 57%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 0%, 43%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.38, -6.85, 3.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.38, 7.92, 149.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.504, 0.706, 0.49)`
Decimal	`661261`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0A170D, 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 #0A170D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0A170D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	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 #0A170D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0a170d; }
.text { color: #0a170d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0a170d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(10 23 13 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0a170d, #0a1713); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #0A170D?: #0A170D is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Cosmic Bit Flip. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #0A170D?: The RGB value is 10, 23, 13: 10 red, 23 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0A170D?: The complementary color is #170A14, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0A170D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.