What color is #170E06?

#170E06 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 #170E06?

The RGB value is 23, 14, 6: 23 red, 14 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #170E06?

The complementary color is #060F17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #170E06?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#170E06 color

#170E06 rgb(23, 14, 6)

Shades of black

The hex color #170E06 is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 5.5% green and 2.4% blue (23, 14, 6).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 59% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 74% 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 19.06:1).

#170E06 color codes

HEX	`#170E06`
RGB	`rgb(23, 14, 6)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 5.5%, 2.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 59%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 74%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 74%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.6, 2.42, 4.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.6, 5.09, 61.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.543, 0.509, 0.242)`
Decimal	`1510918`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #170E06, 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 #170E06	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#170E06 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.06:1	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 #170E06 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #170e06; }
.text { color: #170e06; }
.border { border: 2px solid #170e06; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 14 6 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #170e06, #171706); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #170E06?: #170E06 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 #170E06?: The RGB value is 23, 14, 6: 23 red, 14 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #170E06?: The complementary color is #060F17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #170E06?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.