Information about #170A1E color

#170A1E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #170A1E belongs to the Violet Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Very Dark brightness. In numbers: rgb(23, 10, 30) (9% red, 3.9% green, 11.8% blue), or CMYK 3 / 8 / 0 / 88 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated twilight violet, #170A1E sits very close to black. Designers typically reach for tones like this for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Very Dark Violet (#17111D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Very Dark Magenta (#1D111D) and Very Dark Rose (#1D1117).

In RGB terms — rgb(23, 10, 30) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #170A1E background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 19.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.1:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:88) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #170A1E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#170A1E color variations

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

#170A1E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#170A1E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#120818

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#0E0612

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#09040C

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#040206

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Black

#000000

#170A1E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#442C52

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Grey

#808080

#170A1E color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#1E0A15

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#170A1E

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#0F0A1E

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#0A0D1E

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#0A151E

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#170A1E 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
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#111F0A
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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
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#0A1F0D
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#1C1F0A
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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
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#0D0A1F
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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
#170A1E
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#1F170A
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#0A1F17
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#0A1F17

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#1F0A11
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#111F0A
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#0A1F17
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#1F0D0A
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#111F0A
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#0A1C1F
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Nearest named colors to #170A1E

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

Very Dark Violet color link
Very Dark Violet

#17111D

Very Dark Magenta color link
Very Dark Magenta

#1D111D

Very Dark Rose color link
Very Dark Rose

#1D1117

Very Deep Magenta color link
Very Deep Magenta

#1D001D

Standard-Bearer color link
Standard-Bearer

#141216

Eigengrau color link
Eigengrau

#16161D

Very Deep Violet color link
Very Deep Violet

#0E001D

COSMIC ACE color link
COSMIC ACE

#0B1021

Very Dark Azure color link
Very Dark Azure

#11171D

Chinese Black color link
Chinese Black

#141414

Brown-Mallee color link
Brown-Mallee

#211216

All Black color link
All Black

#181818

#170A1E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#170A1E
  • RGB23, 10, 30
  • CMYK3, 8, 0, 88
  • CSSrgb(23, 10, 30)
  • HSL279°, 50%, 8%
  • HSL Precise279°, 50%, 7.843%
  • HSV279°, 67%, 12%
  • HSB279°, 67%, 12%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.039
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.118
  • GLSLvec3(0.090, 0.039, 0.118)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.090, 0.039, 0.118, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.090, 0.039, 0.118)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB3.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11.8%
  • Color Family (Hue)Violet
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Dark
  • HEX ID170A1E
  • DECIMAL ID1509918
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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