Information about #03171B color

#03171B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#03171B falls into the Cyan Color Family — High Saturation, Very Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(3, 23, 27) — 1.2% red, 9% green, 10.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 9 / 2 / 0 / 89. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#03171B presents itself as a vivid, lively aqua cyan — one that keeps to the darkest edge of the palette. In practice it works well for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Very Deep Cyan (#001D1D). Slightly further away sit Very Deep Azure (#000E1D) and Ornella Blue (#021224).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(3, 23, 27)), which gives #03171B its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #03171B: 18.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.1:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:89) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #03171B so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#03171B color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#03171B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#16AAC8

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#52D2EB

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White

#FFFFFF

#03171B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#021216

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#010E10

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#01090B

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#000405

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Black

#000000

#03171B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#0D353D

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#1F4F59

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#38646D

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#587479

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Grey

#808080

#03171B color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#03031B

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#030D1B

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#031B15

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#031B0C

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#031B03

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#03171B color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#1C0703
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#1C1303
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#1C030B
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#031C13
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#03171B
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#1C0317
#1C0317

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#171C03
#171C03

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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#07031C
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#1C0703
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#171C03
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#13031C
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#1C0703
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#0B1C03
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Nearest named colors to #03171B

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Very Deep Cyan color link
Very Deep Cyan

#001D1D

Very Deep Azure color link
Very Deep Azure

#000E1D

Ornella Blue color link
Ornella Blue

#021224

Aztec color link
Aztec

#0D1C19

Elizabeth Street color link
Elizabeth Street

#0A1F17

COSMIC ACE color link
COSMIC ACE

#0B1021

Very Dark Azure color link
Very Dark Azure

#11171D

Very Deep Spring Green color link
Very Deep Spring Green

#001D0E

Very Dark Cyan color link
Very Dark Cyan

#111D1D

Very Dark Spring Green color link
Very Dark Spring Green

#111D17

Luxury Black color link
Luxury Black

#060D0D

Almost Black color link
Almost Black

#070D0D

#03171B color backgrounds & wallpapers

Download color wallpaper / background for your Desktop PC, Tablet or Mobile phone.

#03171B color image #03171B color ORCN HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
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#03171B color image #03171B color solid HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
#03171B color image #03171B color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#03171B
  • RGB3, 23, 27
  • CMYK9, 2, 0, 89
  • CSSrgb(3, 23, 27)
  • HSL190°, 80%, 6%
  • HSL Precise190°, 80%, 5.882%
  • HSV190°, 89%, 11%
  • HSB190°, 89%, 11%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.012
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.106
  • GLSLvec3(0.012, 0.090, 0.106)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.012, 0.090, 0.106, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.012, 0.090, 0.106)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB1.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB10.6%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Dark
  • HEX ID03171B
  • DECIMAL ID202523
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers23 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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