What color is #170C04?

#170C04 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Asphalt. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #170C04?

The RGB value is 23, 12, 4: 23 red, 12 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #170C04?

The complementary color is #040F17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #170C04?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#170C04 color

#170C04 rgb(23, 12, 4)

Shades of black

The hex color #170C04 is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 4.7% green and 1.6% blue (23, 12, 4).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 70% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 83% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Asphalt (#130A06), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.25:1).

#170C04 color codes

HEX	`#170C04`
RGB	`rgb(23, 12, 4)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 4.7%, 1.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 70%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 83%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 83%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.1, 3.09, 4.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.1, 5.5, 55.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.507, 0.454, 0.176)`
Decimal	`1510404`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #170C04, 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 #170C04	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#170C04 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	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 #170C04 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #170c04; }
.text { color: #170c04; }
.border { border: 2px solid #170c04; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 12 4 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #170c04, #171504); }

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Questions

What color is #170C04?: #170C04 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Asphalt. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #170C04?: The RGB value is 23, 12, 4: 23 red, 12 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #170C04?: The complementary color is #040F17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #170C04?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.09:1 and white text 19.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.