Information about #171215 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#171215 presents itself as a gently muted pink-red rose — one that keeps to the darkest edge of the palette. In practice it works well for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Standard-Bearer (#141216). Slightly further away sit Chinese Black (#141414) and Licorice (#1A1110).
The recipe behind #171215 is rgb(23, 18, 21), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #171215: 18.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.1:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:91) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #171215 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#171215 color variations
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#171215 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#171215 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#171215 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#171215 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#171215 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 #171215 color
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Nearest named colors to #171215
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#141216
#141414
#1A1110
#1D1117
#181818
#18130E
#1D1111
#1C1816
#17111D
#1B1811
#181A18
#1D1711
#171215 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#171215
- RGB23, 18, 21
- CMYK0, 2, 1, 91
- CSSrgb(23, 18, 21)
- HSL324°, 12%, 8%
- HSL Precise324°, 12.195%, 8.039%
- HSV324°, 22%, 9%
- HSB324°, 22%, 9%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.090
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.071
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.082
- GLSLvec3(0.090, 0.071, 0.082)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.090, 0.071, 0.082, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.090, 0.071, 0.082)
- Percentage of Red in RGB9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB7.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB8.2%
- Color FamilyRose
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Dark
- HEX ID171215
- DECIMAL ID1511957
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
