What color is #172514?

#172514 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #172514?

The RGB value is 23, 37, 20: 23 red, 37 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #172514?

The complementary color is #221425, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #172514?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#172514 color

#172514 rgb(23, 37, 20)

Shades of green

The hex color #172514 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 14.5% green and 7.8% blue (23, 37, 20).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 30% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.02:1).

#172514 color codes

HEX	`#172514`
RGB	`rgb(23, 37, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 14.5%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 30%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 46%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 46%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.96, -10.33, 9.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.96, 13.99, 137.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.141, 1.556, 0.902)`
Decimal	`1516820`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #172514, 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 #172514	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#172514 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	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 #172514 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #172514; }
.text { color: #172514; }
.border { border: 2px solid #172514; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 37 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #172514, #142519); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #172514?: #172514 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #172514?: The RGB value is 23, 37, 20: 23 red, 37 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #172514?: The complementary color is #221425, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #172514?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.31:1 and white text 16.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.