What color is #170F0B?

#170F0B 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 #170F0B?

The RGB value is 23, 15, 11: 23 red, 15 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #170F0B?

The complementary color is #0B1317, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #170F0B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#170F0B color

#170F0B rgb(23, 15, 11)

Shades of black

The hex color #170F0B is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 5.9% green and 4.3% blue (23, 15, 11).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 35% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 52% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Asphalt (#130A06), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.93:1).

#170F0B color codes

HEX	`#170F0B`
RGB	`rgb(23, 15, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 5.9%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 35%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 52%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 52%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(4.95, 2.61, 2.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(4.95, 3.93, 48.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.585, 0.548, 0.392)`
Decimal	`1511179`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #170F0B, 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 #170F0B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#170F0B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	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 #170F0B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #170f0b; }
.text { color: #170f0b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #170f0b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 15 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #170f0b, #17150b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #170F0B?: #170F0B 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 #170F0B?: The RGB value is 23, 15, 11: 23 red, 15 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #170F0B?: The complementary color is #0B1317, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #170F0B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.