What color is #17462E?

#17462E is a very dark, moderate green known as Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Zucchini?

The RGB value is 23, 70, 46: 23 red, 70 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Zucchini?

The complementary color is #46172F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17462E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Zucchini color: hex code #17462E

#17462E rgb(23, 70, 46)

Shades of green

Zucchini has the hex code #17462E. It is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 27.5% green and 18% blue (23, 70, 46).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 51% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 73% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.76:1).

Zucchini (#17462E) color codes

HEX	`#17462E`
RGB	`rgb(23, 70, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 27.5%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 51%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 67%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 0%, 34%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.04, -22.55, 9.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.04, 24.61, 156.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.036, 4.759, 3.343)`
Decimal	`1525294`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Zucchini, 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 #17462E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17462E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #17462E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17462e; }
.text { color: #17462e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17462e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 70 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17462e, #174646); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #17462E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #17462E?: #17462E is a very dark, moderate green known as Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Zucchini?: The RGB value is 23, 70, 46: 23 red, 70 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Zucchini?: The complementary color is #46172F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17462E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.