What color is #172418?

#172418 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #172418?

The RGB value is 23, 36, 24: 23 red, 36 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #172418?

The complementary color is #241723, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #172418?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#172418 color

#172418 rgb(23, 36, 24)

Shades of black

The hex color #172418 is a very dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 14.1% green and 9.4% blue (23, 36, 24).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 22% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 86% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.13:1).

#172418 color codes

HEX	`#172418`
RGB	`rgb(23, 36, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 14.1%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 22%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 36%, 14%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 33%, 86%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.67, -8.82, 6.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.67, 10.82, 144.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.149, 1.51, 1.095)`
Decimal	`1516568`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #172418, 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 #172418	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#172418 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.13:1	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 #172418 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #172418; }
.text { color: #172418; }
.border { border: 2px solid #172418; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 36 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #172418, #17241f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #172418?: #172418 is a very dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #172418?: The RGB value is 23, 36, 24: 23 red, 36 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #172418?: The complementary color is #241723, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #172418?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.