What color is #170F13?

#170F13 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Licorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #170F13?

The RGB value is 23, 15, 19: 23 red, 15 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #170F13?

The complementary color is #0F1713, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #170F13?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#170F13 color

#170F13 rgb(23, 15, 19)

Shades of black

The hex color #170F13 is a very dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 5.9% green and 7.5% blue (23, 15, 19).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 21% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 17% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Licorice (#1B1212), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.85:1).

#170F13 color codes

HEX	`#170F13`
RGB	`rgb(23, 15, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 5.9%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 21%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 35%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 17%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.16, 4.06, -1.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.16, 4.19, 346)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.642, 0.571, 0.692)`
Decimal	`1511187`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #170F13, 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 #170F13	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#170F13 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.85:1	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 #170F13 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #170f13; }
.text { color: #170f13; }
.border { border: 2px solid #170f13; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 15 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #170f13, #170f0f); }

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Questions

What color is #170F13?: #170F13 is a very dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Licorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #170F13?: The RGB value is 23, 15, 19: 23 red, 15 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #170F13?: The complementary color is #0F1713, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #170F13?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.