What color is #17050B?

#17050B is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Noir Fiction. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17050B?

The RGB value is 23, 5, 11: 23 red, 5 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17050B?

The complementary color is #051711, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17050B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17050B color

#17050B rgb(23, 5, 11)

Shades of black

The hex color #17050B is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 2% green and 4.3% blue (23, 5, 11).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 64% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 78% magenta, 52% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Noir Fiction (#150811), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.76:1).

#17050B color codes

HEX	`#17050B`
RGB	`rgb(23, 5, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 2%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 64%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 78%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 78%, 52%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.84, 6.91, -0.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.84, 6.91, 358.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.468, 0.315, 0.353)`
Decimal	`1508619`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17050B, 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 #17050B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17050B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.76:1	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 #17050B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17050b; }
.text { color: #17050b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17050b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 5 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17050b, #170805); }

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Questions

What color is #17050B?: #17050B is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Noir Fiction. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17050B?: The RGB value is 23, 5, 11: 23 red, 5 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17050B?: The complementary color is #051711, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17050B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.