Information about Very Brown color

#1D1711 - Very Brown color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#1D1711, known as "Very Brown", falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(29, 23, 17) — 11.4% red, 9% green, 6.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 5 / 89. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #1D1711 reads as a moderately toned amber-leaning orange and keeps to the darkest edge of the palette. Expect to see shades like this in moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Black Chocolate (#1B1811). Slightly further away sit Brown Charcoal (#1C1816) and Very Reddish Brown (#1D1111).

The recipe behind #1D1711 is rgb(29, 23, 17), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 17.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.2:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:89) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. The name "Very Brown" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Very Brown color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

Very Brown 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.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

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.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to Very Brown

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#1D1711
  • RGB29, 23, 17
  • CMYK0, 2, 5, 89
  • CSSrgb(29, 23, 17)
  • HSL30°, 26%, 9%
  • HSL Precise30°, 26.087%, 9.02%
  • HSV30°, 41%, 11%
  • HSB30°, 41%, 11%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.114
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.067
  • GLSLvec3(0.114, 0.090, 0.067)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.114, 0.090, 0.067, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.114, 0.090, 0.067)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB11.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB6.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Dark
  • HEX ID1D1711
  • DECIMAL ID1906449
  • Name Length10
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