What color is #172304?

#172304 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #172304?

The RGB value is 23, 35, 4: 23 red, 35 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #172304?

The complementary color is #100423, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #172304?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#172304 color

#172304 rgb(23, 35, 4)

Shades of black

The hex color #172304 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 13.7% green and 1.6% blue (23, 35, 4).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 79% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 89% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.42:1).

#172304 color codes

HEX	`#172304`
RGB	`rgb(23, 35, 4)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 13.7%, 1.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 79%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 89%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 89%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.91, -11.62, 15.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.91, 19.6, 126.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.976, 1.393, 0.332)`
Decimal	`1516292`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #172304, 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 #172304	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#172304 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	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 #172304 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #172304; }
.text { color: #172304; }
.border { border: 2px solid #172304; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 35 4 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #172304, #072304); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #172304?: #172304 is a very dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #172304?: The RGB value is 23, 35, 4: 23 red, 35 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #172304?: The complementary color is #100423, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #172304?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.