What color is #170808?

#170808 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Dark Matter. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #170808?

The RGB value is 23, 8, 8: 23 red, 8 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #170808?

The complementary color is #081717, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #170808?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#170808 color

#170808 rgb(23, 8, 8)

Shades of black

The hex color #170808 is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 3.1% green and 3.1% blue (23, 8, 8).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 48% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 65% magenta, 65% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Dark Matter (#110101), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.54:1).

#170808 color codes

HEX	`#170808`
RGB	`rgb(23, 8, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 3.1%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 48%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 65%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 65%, 65%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.37, 5.29, 1.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.37, 5.61, 19.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.484, 0.373, 0.276)`
Decimal	`1509384`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #170808, 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 #170808	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#170808 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.07:1	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 #170808 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #170808; }
.text { color: #170808; }
.border { border: 2px solid #170808; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 8 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #170808, #171008); }

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Questions

What color is #170808?: #170808 is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Dark Matter. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #170808?: The RGB value is 23, 8, 8: 23 red, 8 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #170808?: The complementary color is #081717, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #170808?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.07:1 and white text 19.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.