What color is #171010?

#171010 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Scandinavian Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #171010?

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

What is the complementary color of #171010?

The complementary color is #101717, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #171010?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#171010 color

#171010 rgb(23, 16, 16)

Shades of black

The hex color #171010 is a very dark, grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 18% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 30% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Scandinavian Liquorice (#1A1110), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.78:1).

#171010 color codes

HEX	`#171010`
RGB	`rgb(23, 16, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 6.3%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 18%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 30%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 30%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.33, 2.92, 1.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.33, 3.09, 19.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.632, 0.59, 0.571)`
Decimal	`1511440`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #171010, 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 #171010	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#171010 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.12:1	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 #171010 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #171010; }
.text { color: #171010; }
.border { border: 2px solid #171010; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 16 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #171010, #171410); }

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Questions

What color is #171010?: #171010 is a very dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Scandinavian Liquorice. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #171010?: The RGB value is 23, 16, 16: 23 red, 16 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #171010?: The complementary color is #101717, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #171010?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.