What color is #170007?

#170007 is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Crow. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #170007?

The RGB value is 23, 0, 7: 23 red, 0 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #170007?

The complementary color is #001710, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #170007?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#170007 color

#170007 rgb(23, 0, 7)

Shades of black

The hex color #170007 is a very dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 0% green and 2.7% blue (23, 0, 7).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 100% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 70% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Crow (#180614), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.2:1).

#170007 color codes

HEX	`#170007`
RGB	`rgb(23, 0, 7)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 0%, 2.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 100%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 100%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 70%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(1.78, 8.36, -0.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(1.78, 8.36, 359.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.392, 0.198, 0.218)`
Decimal	`1507335`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #170007, 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 #170007	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#170007 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.04:1	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 #170007 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #170007; }
.text { color: #170007; }
.border { border: 2px solid #170007; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 0 7 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #170007, #170500); }

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Questions

What color is #170007?: #170007 is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Crow. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #170007?: The RGB value is 23, 0, 7: 23 red, 0 green and 7 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #170007?: The complementary color is #001710, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #170007?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.04:1 and white text 20.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.