What color is #170C10?

#170C10 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 #170C10?

The RGB value is 23, 12, 16: 23 red, 12 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #170C10?

The complementary color is #0C1713, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #170C10?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#170C10 color

#170C10 rgb(23, 12, 16)

Shades of black

The hex color #170C10 is a very dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 4.7% green and 6.3% blue (23, 12, 16).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 31% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 30% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Noir Fiction (#150811), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.15:1).

#170C10 color codes

HEX	`#170C10`
RGB	`rgb(23, 12, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 4.7%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 31%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 48%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 30%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.36, 4.9, -0.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.36, 4.92, 355.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.578, 0.483, 0.553)`
Decimal	`1510416`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #170C10, 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 #170C10	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#170C10 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.1:1	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 #170C10 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #170c10; }
.text { color: #170c10; }
.border { border: 2px solid #170c10; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 12 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #170c10, #170e0c); }

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Questions

What color is #170C10?: #170C10 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 #170C10?: The RGB value is 23, 12, 16: 23 red, 12 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #170C10?: The complementary color is #0C1713, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #170C10?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.