Information about #16170D color

#16170D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#16170D falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(22, 23, 13) — 8.6% red, 9% green, 5.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 0 / 4 / 91. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#16170D is a mildly saturated sunny yellow that keeps to the darkest edge of the palette. It is a natural fit for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Vintage Black (#18130E). Slightly further away sit Black Chocolate (#1B1811) and Very Dark Chartreuse Green (#171D11).

The recipe behind #16170D is rgb(22, 23, 13), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #16170D: 18.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.2:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:91) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #16170D so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#16170D color variations

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

#16170D 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 #16170D

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#16170D
  • RGB22, 23, 13
  • CMYK0, 0, 4, 91
  • CSSrgb(22, 23, 13)
  • HSL66°, 28%, 7%
  • HSL Precise66°, 27.778%, 7.059%
  • HSV66°, 43%, 9%
  • HSB66°, 43%, 9%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.086
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.051
  • GLSLvec3(0.086, 0.090, 0.051)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.086, 0.090, 0.051, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.086, 0.090, 0.051)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB8.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB5.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Dark
  • HEX ID16170D
  • DECIMAL ID1447693
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01