Information about #17120E color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #17120E reads as a gently muted warm orange and lives deep in the shadows. 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 almost identical to Vintage Black (#18130E). Nearby in the Register you will also find Licorice (#1A1110) and Fingertips (#130E0C).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(23, 18, 14)), which gives #17120E its character. If you plan to put text on a #17120E background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 18.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.1:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:91) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #17120E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#17120E color variations
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#17120E color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#17120E color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#17120E color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#17120E color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#17120E 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 #17120E color
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Nearest named colors to #17120E
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#18130E
#1A1110
#130E0C
#1D1111
#141414
#1B1811
#1C1208
#1D1711
#141216
#1D1117
#1B1404
#100C08
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#17120E
- RGB23, 18, 14
- CMYK0, 2, 4, 91
- CSSrgb(23, 18, 14)
- HSL27°, 24%, 7%
- HSL Precise26.667°, 24.324%, 7.255%
- HSV27°, 39%, 9%
- HSB27°, 39%, 9%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.090
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.071
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.055
- GLSLvec3(0.090, 0.071, 0.055)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.090, 0.071, 0.055, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.090, 0.071, 0.055)
- Percentage of Red in RGB9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB7.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB5.5%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Dark
- HEX ID17120E
- DECIMAL ID1511950
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
