Information about #1B171C color
Basic facts about this digital color
A softly muted balanced grey tone, #1B171C stays on the darker end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Bluish Black (#1A1A1D). Slightly further away sit Magentaish Black (#1D1A1D) and Eerie Black (#1B1B1B).
The recipe behind #1B171C is rgb(27, 23, 28), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 17.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.2:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:89) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #1B171C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#1B171C color variations
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#1B171C color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#1B171C color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#1B171C color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#1B171C color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#1B171C 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 #1B171C color
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Nearest named colors to #1B171C
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#1A1A1D
#1D1A1D
#1B1B1B
#1D1A1A
#181818
#16161D
#1C1C1E
#1D1C1A
#181A18
#1A1D1D
#1C1816
#1A1D1A
#1B171C color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#1B171C
- RGB27, 23, 28
- CMYK0, 2, 0, 89
- CSSrgb(27, 23, 28)
- HSL288°, 10%, 10%
- HSL Precise288°, 9.804%, 10%
- HSV288°, 18%, 11%
- HSB288°, 18%, 11%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.106
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.090
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.110
- GLSLvec3(0.106, 0.090, 0.110)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.106, 0.090, 0.110, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.106, 0.090, 0.110)
- Percentage of Red in RGB10.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB11%
- Color FamilyMagenta
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID1B171C
- DECIMAL ID1775388
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers20 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
