What color is #170205?

#170205 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Dark Matter. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #170205?

The RGB value is 23, 2, 5: 23 red, 2 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #170205?

The complementary color is #021714, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #170205?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 20.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#170205 color

#170205 rgb(23, 2, 5)

Shades of black

The hex color #170205 is a very dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 0.8% green and 2% blue (23, 2, 5).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 84% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 91% magenta, 78% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Dark Matter (#110101), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.05:1).

#170205 color codes

HEX	`#170205`
RGB	`rgb(23, 2, 5)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 0.8%, 2%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 84%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 91%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 91%, 78%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.14, 7.28, 1.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.14, 7.39, 9.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.402, 0.237, 0.168)`
Decimal	`1507845`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #170205, 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 #170205	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#170205 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.05:1	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 #170205 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #170205; }
.text { color: #170205; }
.border { border: 2px solid #170205; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 2 5 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #170205, #170a02); }

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Questions

What color is #170205?: #170205 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Dark Matter. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #170205?: The RGB value is 23, 2, 5: 23 red, 2 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #170205?: The complementary color is #021714, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #170205?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 20.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.