What color is #0D170C?

#0D170C 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 #0D170C?

The RGB value is 13, 23, 12: 13 red, 23 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #0D170C?

The complementary color is #160C17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #0D170C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#0D170C color

#0D170C rgb(13, 23, 12)

Shades of black

The hex color #0D170C is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 5.1% red, 9% green and 4.7% blue (13, 23, 12).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 31% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 91% black.

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

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.34:1).

#0D170C color codes

HEX	`#0D170C`
RGB	`rgb(13, 23, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(5.1%, 9%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 31%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 48%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 48%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.55, -6.16, 4.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.55, 7.76, 142.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.539, 0.725, 0.459)`
Decimal	`857868`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #0D170C, 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 #0D170C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#0D170C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.34:1	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 #0D170C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #0d170c; }
.text { color: #0d170c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #0d170c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(13 23 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #0d170c, #0c1711); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #0D170C?: #0D170C 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 #0D170C?: The RGB value is 13, 23, 12: 13 red, 23 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #0D170C?: The complementary color is #160C17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #0D170C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.