What color is #172410?

#172410 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #172410?

The RGB value is 23, 36, 16: 23 red, 36 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #172410?

The complementary color is #1D1024, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #172410?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#172410 color

#172410 rgb(23, 36, 16)

Shades of green

The hex color #172410 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 14.1% green and 6.3% blue (23, 36, 16).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 38% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 56% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.2:1).

#172410 color codes

HEX	`#172410`
RGB	`rgb(23, 36, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 14.1%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 38%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 56%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 56%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.49, -10.47, 11.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.49, 15.36, 132.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.078, 1.481, 0.719)`
Decimal	`1516560`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #172410, 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 #172410	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#172410 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.2:1	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 #172410 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #172410; }
.text { color: #172410; }
.border { border: 2px solid #172410; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 36 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #172410, #102413); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #172410?: #172410 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #172410?: The RGB value is 23, 36, 16: 23 red, 36 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #172410?: The complementary color is #1D1024, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #172410?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.