What color is #17090B?

#17090B 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 #17090B?

The RGB value is 23, 9, 11: 23 red, 9 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17090B?

The complementary color is #091715, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17090B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17090B color

#17090B rgb(23, 9, 11)

Shades of black

The hex color #17090B is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 3.5% green and 4.3% blue (23, 9, 11).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 44% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 52% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Dark Matter (#110101), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.44:1).

#17090B color codes

HEX	`#17090B`
RGB	`rgb(23, 9, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 3.5%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 44%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 61%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 52%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(3.63, 5.31, 1.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(3.63, 5.4, 10.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.511, 0.402, 0.367)`
Decimal	`1509643`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17090B, 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 #17090B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17090B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.44:1	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 #17090B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17090b; }
.text { color: #17090b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17090b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 9 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17090b, #170e09); }

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Questions

What color is #17090B?: #17090B 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 #17090B?: The RGB value is 23, 9, 11: 23 red, 9 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17090B?: The complementary color is #091715, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17090B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.08:1 and white text 19.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.