Information about #011917 color

#011917 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #011917 is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Full Saturation and Very Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(1, 25, 23) — 0.4% red, 9.8% green, 9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 9 / 0 / 1 / 90. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A maximally vivid cyan, #011917 lives deep in the shadows. Expect to see shades like this in night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Very Deep Cyan (#001D1D). Nearby in the Register you will also find Very Deep Spring Green (#001D0E) and Elizabeth Street (#0A1F17).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(1, 25, 23)), which gives #011917 its character. If you plan to put text on a #011917 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 18.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.2:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:90) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #011917 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#011917 color variations

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

#011917 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #011917

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#011917
  • RGB1, 25, 23
  • CMYK9, 0, 1, 90
  • CSSrgb(1, 25, 23)
  • HSL175°, 92%, 5%
  • HSL Precise175°, 92.308%, 5.098%
  • HSV175°, 96%, 10%
  • HSB175°, 96%, 10%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.004
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.098
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • GLSLvec3(0.004, 0.098, 0.090)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.004, 0.098, 0.090, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.004, 0.098, 0.090)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB0.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB9.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB9%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Dark
  • HEX ID011917
  • DECIMAL ID71959
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01