What color is #170300?

#170300 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 #170300?

The RGB value is 23, 3, 0: 23 red, 3 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #170300?

The complementary color is #001417, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #170300?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 20.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#170300 color

#170300 rgb(23, 3, 0)

Shades of black

The hex color #170300 is a very dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 1.2% green and 0% blue (23, 3, 0).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 100% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 87% magenta, 100% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Dark Matter (#110101), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 20.01:1).

#170300 color codes

HEX	`#170300`
RGB	`rgb(23, 3, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 1.2%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 100%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 100%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 87%, 100%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.23, 6.18, 3.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.23, 7.08, 29.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.386, 0.247, 0.027)`
Decimal	`1508096`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #170300, 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 #170300	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	20.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#170300 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	20.01:1	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 #170300 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #170300; }
.text { color: #170300; }
.border { border: 2px solid #170300; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 3 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #170300, #170f00); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #170300?: #170300 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 #170300?: The RGB value is 23, 3, 0: 23 red, 3 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #170300?: The complementary color is #001417, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #170300?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.05:1 and white text 20.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.