What color is #170404?

#170404 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Dark Matter. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #170404?

The RGB value is 23, 4, 4: 23 red, 4 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #170404?

The complementary color is #041717, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #170404?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#170404 color

#170404 rgb(23, 4, 4)

Shades of black

The hex color #170404 is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 1.6% green and 1.6% blue (23, 4, 4).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 70% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 83% magenta, 83% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Dark Matter (#110101), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.89:1).

#170404 color codes

HEX	`#170404`
RGB	`rgb(23, 4, 4)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 1.6%, 1.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 70%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 83%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 83%, 83%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.51, 6.34, 2.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.51, 6.72, 19.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.419, 0.278, 0.146)`
Decimal	`1508356`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #170404, 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 #170404	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#170404 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	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 #170404 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #170404; }
.text { color: #170404; }
.border { border: 2px solid #170404; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 4 4 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #170404, #170e04); }

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Questions

What color is #170404?: #170404 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Dark Matter. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #170404?: The RGB value is 23, 4, 4: 23 red, 4 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #170404?: The complementary color is #041717, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #170404?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.