What color is #170E0A?

#170E0A is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Asphalt. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #170E0A?

The RGB value is 23, 14, 10: 23 red, 14 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #170E0A?

The complementary color is #0A1317, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #170E0A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#170E0A color

#170E0A rgb(23, 14, 10)

Shades of black

The hex color #170E0A is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 5.5% green and 3.9% blue (23, 14, 10).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 39% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 57% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Asphalt (#130A06), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.03:1).

#170E0A color codes

HEX	`#170E0A`
RGB	`rgb(23, 14, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 5.5%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 39%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 57%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 57%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.68, 2.98, 2.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.68, 4.2, 44.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.565, 0.518, 0.357)`
Decimal	`1510922`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #170E0A, 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 #170E0A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#170E0A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.03:1	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 #170E0A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #170e0a; }
.text { color: #170e0a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #170e0a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 14 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #170e0a, #17140a); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #170E0A?: #170E0A is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Asphalt. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #170E0A?: The RGB value is 23, 14, 10: 23 red, 14 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #170E0A?: The complementary color is #0A1317, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #170E0A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.1:1 and white text 19.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.