Information about #170912 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#170912 is a confidently colored romantic rose that sits very close to black. In practice it works well for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Licorice (#1A1110). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Fingertips (#130E0C) and Very Reddish Brown (#1D1111).
The recipe behind #170912 is rgb(23, 9, 18), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #170912 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 19.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.1:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:91), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#170912 color variations
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#170912 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#170912 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#170912 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#170912 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#170912 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #170912 color
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Nearest named colors to #170912
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#1A1110
#130E0C
#1D1111
#141216
#18130E
#1D1117
#1D000E
#141414
#100C08
#130A06
#0C0C0C
#0C090A
#170912 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#170912
- RGB23, 9, 18
- CMYK0, 5, 2, 91
- CSSrgb(23, 9, 18)
- HSL321°, 44%, 6%
- HSL Precise321.429°, 43.75%, 6.275%
- HSV321°, 61%, 9%
- HSB321°, 61%, 9%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.090
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.035
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.071
- GLSLvec3(0.090, 0.035, 0.071)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.090, 0.035, 0.071, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.090, 0.035, 0.071)
- Percentage of Red in RGB9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB3.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB7.1%
- Color FamilyRose
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Dark
- HEX ID170912
- DECIMAL ID1509650
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
