What color is #17110B?

#17110B is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Balsamico. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17110B?

The RGB value is 23, 17, 11: 23 red, 17 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17110B?

The complementary color is #0B1117, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17110B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17110B color

#17110B rgb(23, 17, 11)

Shades of black

The hex color #17110B is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 6.7% green and 4.3% blue (23, 17, 11).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 35% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 52% yellow and 91% black.

The closest named color is Balsamico (#130D07), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.73:1).

#17110B color codes

HEX	`#17110B`
RGB	`rgb(23, 17, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 6.7%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 35%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 52%, 9%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 52%, 91%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(5.49, 1.52, 3.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(5.49, 4.01, 67.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.614, 0.607, 0.401)`
Decimal	`1511691`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17110B, 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 #17110B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17110B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.73:1	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 #17110B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17110b; }
.text { color: #17110b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17110b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 17 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17110b, #17170b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Off Black.

Questions

What color is #17110B?: #17110B is a very dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Balsamico. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17110B?: The RGB value is 23, 17, 11: 23 red, 17 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17110B?: The complementary color is #0B1117, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17110B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.12:1 and white text 18.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.