What color is #171003?

#171003 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Soulless. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #171003?

The RGB value is 23, 16, 3: 23 red, 16 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #171003?

The complementary color is #030A17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #171003?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#171003 color

#171003 rgb(23, 16, 3)

Shades of black

The hex color #171003 is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 6.3% green and 1.2% blue (23, 16, 3).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 77% saturation and 5% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 87% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Soulless (#1B150D), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.89:1).

#171003 color codes

HEX	`#171003`
RGB	`rgb(23, 16, 3)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 6.3%, 1.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 77%, 5%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 87%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 87%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.05, 0.96, 6.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.05, 6.43, 81.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.555, 0.559, 0.165)`
Decimal	`1511427`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #171003, 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 #171003	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#171003 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.89:1	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 #171003 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #171003; }
.text { color: #171003; }
.border { border: 2px solid #171003; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 16 3 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #171003, #141703); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Raven Black.

Questions

What color is #171003?: #171003 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Soulless. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #171003?: The RGB value is 23, 16, 3: 23 red, 16 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #171003?: The complementary color is #030A17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #171003?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.11:1 and white text 18.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.