What color is #17080D?

#17080D is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Noir Fiction. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17080D?

The RGB value is 23, 8, 13: 23 red, 8 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17080D?

The complementary color is #081712, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17080D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17080D color

#17080D rgb(23, 8, 13)

Shades of black

The hex color #17080D is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 3.1% green and 5.1% blue (23, 8, 13).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 48% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 65% magenta, 43% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Noir Fiction (#150811), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.5:1).

#17080D color codes

HEX	`#17080D`
RGB	`rgb(23, 8, 13)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 3.1%, 5.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 48%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 65%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 65%, 43%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.48, 6.02, -0.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.48, 6.02, 358.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.513, 0.385, 0.428)`
Decimal	`1509389`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17080D, 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 #17080D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17080D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	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 #17080D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17080d; }
.text { color: #17080d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17080d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 8 13 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17080d, #170b08); }

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Questions

What color is #17080D?: #17080D is a very dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Noir Fiction. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17080D?: The RGB value is 23, 8, 13: 23 red, 8 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17080D?: The complementary color is #081712, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17080D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.