What color is #FF174C?

#FF174C is a vivid red, closest to the named color Halt Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FF174C?

The RGB value is 255, 23, 76: 255 red, 23 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF174C?

The complementary color is #17FFCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF174C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF174C color

#FF174C rgb(255, 23, 76)

Shades of red

The hex color #FF174C is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 9% green and 29.8% blue (255, 23, 76).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 100% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 91% magenta, 70% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Halt Red (#FF004F), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#FF174C color codes

HEX	`#FF174C`
RGB	`rgb(255, 23, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 9%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 100%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 91%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 91%, 70%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.45, 79.74, 34.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.45, 86.95, 23.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.856, 22.402, 8.904)`
Decimal	`16717644`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF174C, 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 #FF174C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#FF174C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

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 #FF174C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff174c; }
.text { color: #ff174c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff174c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 23 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff174c, #ff5617); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Crimson.

Questions

What color is #FF174C?: #FF174C is a vivid red, closest to the named color Halt Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FF174C?: The RGB value is 255, 23, 76: 255 red, 23 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF174C?: The complementary color is #17FFCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF174C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.