What color is #17231E?

#17231E is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17231E?

The RGB value is 23, 35, 30: 23 red, 35 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17231E?

The complementary color is #23171C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17231E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17231E color

#17231E rgb(23, 35, 30)

Shades of black

The hex color #17231E is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 13.7% green and 11.8% blue (23, 35, 30).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 21% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.21:1).

#17231E color codes

HEX	`#17231E`
RGB	`rgb(23, 35, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 13.7%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 21%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 34%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 14%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.47, -6.64, 1.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.47, 6.85, 165.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.189, 1.478, 1.451)`
Decimal	`1516318`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17231E, 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 #17231E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17231E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	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 #17231E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17231e; }
.text { color: #17231e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17231e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 35 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17231e, #172223); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #17231E?: #17231E is a very dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17231E?: The RGB value is 23, 35, 30: 23 red, 35 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17231E?: The complementary color is #23171C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17231E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.