Information about #171611 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A softly toned golden yellow, #171611 keeps to the darkest edge of the palette. Expect to see shades like this in dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Vintage Black (#18130E). Slightly further away sit Black Chocolate (#1B1811) and Chinese Black (#141414).
The recipe behind #171611 is rgb(23, 22, 17), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #171611: 18.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.2:1 for black. 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.
#171611 color variations
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#171611 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#171611 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#171611 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#171611 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#171611 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 #171611 color
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Nearest named colors to #171611
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#18130E
#1B1811
#141414
#1A1110
#1D1711
#171D11
#141216
#181818
#1C1816
#1B1A16
#1D1111
#181A18
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#171611
- RGB23, 22, 17
- CMYK0, 0, 2, 91
- CSSrgb(23, 22, 17)
- HSL50°, 15%, 8%
- HSL Precise50°, 15%, 7.843%
- HSV50°, 26%, 9%
- HSB50°, 26%, 9%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.090
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.086
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.067
- GLSLvec3(0.090, 0.086, 0.067)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.090, 0.086, 0.067, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.090, 0.086, 0.067)
- Percentage of Red in RGB9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB8.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB6.7%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Dark
- HEX ID171611
- DECIMAL ID1512977
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
