What color is #17240B?

#17240B is a very dark, moderate green known as Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Midnight Pines?

The RGB value is 23, 36, 11: 23 red, 36 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Midnight Pines?

The complementary color is #180B24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17240B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Midnight Pines color: hex code #17240B

#17240B rgb(23, 36, 11)

Shades of green

Midnight Pines has the hex code #17240B. It is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 14.1% green and 4.3% blue (23, 36, 11).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 53% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 69% yellow and 86% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.23:1).

Midnight Pines (#17240B) color codes

HEX	`#17240B`
RGB	`rgb(23, 36, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 14.1%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 53%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 69%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 69%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.4, -11.26, 13.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.4, 17.65, 129.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.045, 1.468, 0.545)`
Decimal	`1516555`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Midnight Pines, 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 #17240B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17240B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	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 #17240B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17240b; }
.text { color: #17240b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17240b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 36 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17240b, #0b240c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

See #17240B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #17240B?: #17240B is a very dark, moderate green known as Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Midnight Pines?: The RGB value is 23, 36, 11: 23 red, 36 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Midnight Pines?: The complementary color is #180B24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17240B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.