What color is #171108?

#171108 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Soulless. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #171108?

The RGB value is 23, 17, 8: 23 red, 17 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #171108?

The complementary color is #080E17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #171108?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#171108 color

#171108 rgb(23, 17, 8)

Shades of black

The hex color #171108 is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 6.7% green and 3.1% blue (23, 17, 8).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 48% saturation and 6% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 65% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Soulless (#1B150D), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.75:1).

#171108 color codes

HEX	`#171108`
RGB	`rgb(23, 17, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 6.7%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 48%, 6%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 65%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 65%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.43, 1.1, 4.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.43, 4.98, 77.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.598, 0.601, 0.314)`
Decimal	`1511688`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #171108, 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 #171108	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#171108 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.75:1	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 #171108 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #171108; }
.text { color: #171108; }
.border { border: 2px solid #171108; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 17 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #171108, #151708); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Raven Black.

Questions

What color is #171108?: #171108 is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Soulless. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #171108?: The RGB value is 23, 17, 8: 23 red, 17 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #171108?: The complementary color is #080E17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #171108?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.