What color is #17230B?

#17230B is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17230B?

The RGB value is 23, 35, 11: 23 red, 35 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17230B?

The complementary color is #170B23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17230B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17230B color

#17230B rgb(23, 35, 11)

Shades of green

The hex color #17230B is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 13.7% green and 4.3% blue (23, 35, 11).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 52% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 69% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.38:1).

#17230B color codes

HEX	`#17230B`
RGB	`rgb(23, 35, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 13.7%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 52%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 69%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 69%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.01, -10.65, 13.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.01, 16.85, 129.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.015, 1.408, 0.535)`
Decimal	`1516299`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17230B, 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 #17230B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17230B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.38:1	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 #17230B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17230b; }
.text { color: #17230b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17230b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 35 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17230b, #0b230b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #17230B?: #17230B is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17230B?: The RGB value is 23, 35, 11: 23 red, 35 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17230B?: The complementary color is #170B23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17230B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.