Information about #170B19 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#170B19 presents itself as a moderately toned purple-pink magenta — one that keeps to the darkest edge of the palette. In practice it works well for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Very Dark Violet (#17111D). Slightly further away sit Standard-Bearer (#141216) and Very Dark Rose (#1D1117).
The recipe behind #170B19 is rgb(23, 11, 25), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 19.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.1:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:90), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #170B19 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#170B19 color variations
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#170B19 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#170B19 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#170B19 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#170B19 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#170B19 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 #170B19 color
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Nearest named colors to #170B19
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#17111D
#141216
#1D1117
#1D111D
#141414
#1A1110
#1D1111
#16161D
#211216
#181818
#1D001D
#18130E
#170B19 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#170B19
- RGB23, 11, 25
- CMYK1, 5, 0, 90
- CSSrgb(23, 11, 25)
- HSL291°, 39%, 7%
- HSL Precise291.429°, 38.889%, 7.059%
- HSV291°, 56%, 10%
- HSB291°, 56%, 10%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.090
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.043
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.098
- GLSLvec3(0.090, 0.043, 0.098)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.090, 0.043, 0.098, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.090, 0.043, 0.098)
- Percentage of Red in RGB9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB4.3%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB9.8%
- Color FamilyMagenta
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Dark
- HEX ID170B19
- DECIMAL ID1510169
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
