What color is #10170A?

#10170A is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #10170A?

The RGB value is 16, 23, 10: 16 red, 23 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #10170A?

The complementary color is #110A17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #10170A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#10170A color

#10170A rgb(16, 23, 10)

Shades of black

The hex color #10170A is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 6.3% red, 9% green and 3.9% blue (16, 23, 10).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 39% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Memorial Black (#091101), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.28:1).

#10170A color codes

HEX	`#10170A`
RGB	`rgb(16, 23, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(6.3%, 9%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 39%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 57%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 57%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.73, -5.45, 5.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.73, 8.01, 132.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.575, 0.745, 0.401)`
Decimal	`1054474`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #10170A, 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 #10170A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#10170A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.28:1	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 #10170A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #10170a; }
.text { color: #10170a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #10170a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(16 23 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #10170a, #0a170a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #10170A?: #10170A is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Memorial Black. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #10170A?: The RGB value is 16, 23, 10: 16 red, 23 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #10170A?: The complementary color is #110A17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #10170A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.