What color is #172808?

#172808 is a very dark, moderate green known as Lindworm Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Lindworm Green?

The RGB value is 23, 40, 8: 23 red, 40 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Lindworm Green?

The complementary color is #190828, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #172808?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Lindworm Green color: hex code #172808

#172808 rgb(23, 40, 8)

Shades of green

Lindworm Green has the hex code #172808. It is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 15.7% green and 3.1% blue (23, 40, 8).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 67% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 80% yellow and 84% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.63:1).

Lindworm Green (#172808) color codes

HEX	`#172808`
RGB	`rgb(23, 40, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 15.7%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 67%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 80%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 80%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.93, -14.01, 16.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.93, 21.92, 129.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.156, 1.717, 0.5)`
Decimal	`1517576`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Lindworm Green, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #172808	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#172808 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #172808 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #172808; }
.text { color: #172808; }
.border { border: 2px solid #172808; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 40 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #172808, #082809); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

See #172808 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #172808?: #172808 is a very dark, moderate green known as Lindworm Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Lindworm Green?: The RGB value is 23, 40, 8: 23 red, 40 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Lindworm Green?: The complementary color is #190828, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #172808?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.