Information about #171312 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#171312 presents itself as a calm, restrained red — one that sits very close to black. It is a natural fit for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Chinese Black (#141414). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Licorice (#1A1110) and Vintage Black (#18130E).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(23, 19, 18)), which gives #171312 its character. If you plan to put text on a #171312 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 18.4:1 (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. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#171312 color variations
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#171312 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#171312 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#171312 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#171312 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#171312 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 #171312 color
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Nearest named colors to #171312
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#141414
#1A1110
#18130E
#141216
#1D1111
#1B1811
#1D1711
#181818
#1D1117
#1C1816
#130E0C
#1B1A16
#171312 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#171312
- RGB23, 19, 18
- CMYK0, 2, 2, 91
- CSSrgb(23, 19, 18)
- HSL12°, 12%, 8%
- HSL Precise12°, 12.195%, 8.039%
- HSV12°, 22%, 9%
- HSB12°, 22%, 9%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.090
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.075
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.071
- GLSLvec3(0.090, 0.075, 0.071)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.090, 0.075, 0.071, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.090, 0.075, 0.071)
- Percentage of Red in RGB9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB7.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB7.1%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Dark
- HEX ID171312
- DECIMAL ID1512210
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
