What color is #172401?

#172401 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Lindworm Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #172401?

The RGB value is 23, 36, 1: 23 red, 36 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #172401?

The complementary color is #0E0124, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #172401?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#172401 color

#172401 rgb(23, 36, 1)

Shades of green

The hex color #172401 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 14.1% green and 0.4% blue (23, 36, 1).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 95% saturation and 7% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 97% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Lindworm Green (#172808), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.29:1).

#172401 color codes

HEX	`#172401`
RGB	`rgb(23, 36, 1)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 14.1%, 0.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 95%, 7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 97%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 97%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.26, -12.63, 17.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.26, 21.57, 125.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.99, 1.446, 0.256)`
Decimal	`1516545`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #172401, 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 #172401	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#172401 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.29:1	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 #172401 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #172401; }
.text { color: #172401; }
.border { border: 2px solid #172401; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 36 1 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #172401, #062401); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #172401?: #172401 is a very dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Lindworm Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #172401?: The RGB value is 23, 36, 1: 23 red, 36 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #172401?: The complementary color is #0E0124, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #172401?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.29:1 and white text 16.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.