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HEX atlas value

#171208

#171208 is a warm orange HEX color close to Carbon Black. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 23, 18, 8, HSL 40, 48%, 6%, has luminance 0.0063, and belongs to the dark and earth tone groups.

orangewarmdarkearth-tone
#171208 Sample readable text
HEX #171208
RGB rgb(23, 18, 8)
HSL hsl(40 48% 6%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 22, 65, 91)
Luminance 0.0063
Contrast Black 1.13:1White 18.65:1

CSS

--color-171208: #171208;
.background-171208 { background-color: #171208; }
.text-171208 { color: #171208; }

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.0063
Black text1.13:1AA Fail
White text18.65:1AA Pass
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#171208","rgb":[23,18,8],"hsl":[40,48,6],"cmyk":[0,22,65,91],"luminance":0.0063,"contrast":{"black":1.13,"white":18.65}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":1.13,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":18.65,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"Black","hex":"#000000","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1,"contrastWhite":21,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Carbon Black","hex":"#0C0C0C","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.07,"contrastWhite":19.55,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#080D17","hex":"#080D17","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.08,"contrastWhite":19.44,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#170A08","hex":"#170A08","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.08,"contrastWhite":19.37,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#13110B","hex":"#13110B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.11,"contrastWhite":18.88,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","dark","earth tone","dark orange","earth tone orange","Carbon Black adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","dark theme accents"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/171208.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/carbon-black.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/matte-black.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/carbon-fiber.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#080D17","analogous":["#170A08","#141708"],"triadic":["#081712","#120817"],"tetradic":["#08170A","#080D17","#170814"],"splitComplementary":["#081417","#0A0817"],"monochromatic":["#5B4720","#171208","#000000"]}
Variants
{"light":"#5B4720","dark":"#000000","saturated":"#1A1305","desaturated":"#13110B","pastel":"#695835","neon":"#473000"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"carbon-black","name":"Carbon Black","hex":"#0C0C0C","distance":13.152946437965905},{"slug":"matte-black","name":"Matte Black","hex":"#1A1A1A","distance":19.924858845171276},{"slug":"carbon-fiber","name":"Carbon Fiber","hex":"#1C1C1C","distance":22.9128784747792},{"slug":"black","name":"Black","hex":"#000000","distance":30.28200785945344},{"slug":"raisin","name":"Raisin","hex":"#242124","distance":34.322004603461025}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #171208

#171208 is classified as a warm orange value with dark and earth tone visual character. #171208 is visually closest to Carbon Black, a named gray color with HEX #0C0C0C.

The RGB channels are 23, 18, and 8, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 40deg with 48% saturation and 6% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, dark atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.0063, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 13.15, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text1.13:1AA Fail
White text18.65:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #171208 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000001.13:1 · Fail
White text#FFFFFF18.65:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

Black#FFFFFF text · best 21:1#000000
Carbon Black#FFFFFF text · best 19.55:1#0C0C0C
#080D17#FFFFFF text · best 19.44:1#080D17
#170A08#FFFFFF text · best 19.37:1#170A08
#13110B#FFFFFF text · best 18.88:1#13110B

Generated Palette

#171208#171208
#080D17#080D17
#170A08#170A08
#141708#141708
#5B4720#5B4720
Black#000000

Color Harmonies

#080D17#080D17
#170A08#170A08
#141708#141708
#081712#081712
#120817#120817

Variants

#5B4720#5B4720
Black#000000
#1A1305#1A1305
#13110B#13110B
#695835#695835
#473000#473000

Nearest Named Colors

Carbon Black#0C0C0C
Matte Black#1A1A1A
Carbon Fiber#1C1C1C
Black#000000
Raisin#242124

Related HEX Guides

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