What color is #1E170D?

#1E170D 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 #1E170D?

The RGB value is 30, 23, 13: 30 red, 23 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1E170D?

The complementary color is #0D141E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1E170D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1E170D color

#1E170D rgb(30, 23, 13)

Shades of black

The hex color #1E170D is a very dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11.8% red, 9% green and 5.1% blue (30, 23, 13).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 40% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 57% yellow and 88% black.

The closest named color is Soulless (#1B150D), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.74:1).

#1E170D color codes

HEX	`#1E170D`
RGB	`rgb(30, 23, 13)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11.8%, 9%, 5.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 40%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 57%, 12%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 57%, 88%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.29, 1.66, 7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.29, 7.19, 76.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.914, 0.918, 0.51)`
Decimal	`1971981`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1E170D, 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 #1E170D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#1E170D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	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 #1E170D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1e170d; }
.text { color: #1e170d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1e170d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(30 23 13 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1e170d, #1c1e0d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Licorice.

Questions

What color is #1E170D?: #1E170D 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 #1E170D?: The RGB value is 30, 23, 13: 30 red, 23 green and 13 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1E170D?: The complementary color is #0D141E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1E170D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.