Information about #170500 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#170500 is a intensely saturated red that lives deep in the shadows. 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 Very Dark Brown (#1D0200). Nearby in the Register you will also find Very Deep Reddish Brown (#1D0000) and Asphalt (#130A06).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(23, 5, 0)), which gives #170500 its character. If you plan to put text on a #170500 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 19.8:1 (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. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #170500 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#170500 color variations
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#170500 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#170500 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#170500 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#170500 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#170500 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 #170500 color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to #170500
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#1D0200
#1D0000
#130A06
#1D0E00
#121002
#0B0802
#100C08
#0D0009
#0C090A
#130E0C
#080000
#1B1404
#170500 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#170500
- RGB23, 5, 0
- CMYK0, 7, 9, 91
- CSSrgb(23, 5, 0)
- HSL13°, 100%, 5%
- HSL Precise13.043°, 100%, 4.51%
- HSV13°, 100%, 9%
- HSB13°, 100%, 9%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.090
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.020
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.000
- GLSLvec3(0.090, 0.020, 0.000)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.090, 0.020, 0.000, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.090, 0.020, 0.000)
- Percentage of Red in RGB9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB0%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Dark
- HEX ID170500
- DECIMAL ID1508608
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers20 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
