Information about #172425 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#172425 presents itself as a calm, restrained water-like cyan — one that leans clearly toward the dark side. It is a natural fit for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dark Jungle Green (#1A2421). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Sentry (#1C2728) and Bledisloe (#19282B).
The recipe behind #172425 is rgb(23, 36, 37), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #172425: 16.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.3:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:85), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #172425 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#172425 color variations
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#172425 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#172425 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#172425 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#172425 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#172425 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 #172425 color
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Nearest named colors to #172425
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#1A2421
#1C2728
#19282B
#1D2020
#181B26
#1F262A
#1E222C
#1E272C
#1C1D1F
#1A1D1D
#1D2C2A
#212121
#172425 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#172425
- RGB23, 36, 37
- CMYK5, 0, 0, 85
- CSSrgb(23, 36, 37)
- HSL184°, 23%, 12%
- HSL Precise184.286°, 23.333%, 11.765%
- HSV184°, 38%, 15%
- HSB184°, 38%, 15%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.090
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.141
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.145
- GLSLvec3(0.090, 0.141, 0.145)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.090, 0.141, 0.145, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.090, 0.141, 0.145)
- Percentage of Red in RGB9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB14.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB14.5%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID172425
- DECIMAL ID1516581
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- This page visited3 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
