What color is #172523?

#172523 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 #172523?

The RGB value is 23, 37, 35: 23 red, 37 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #172523?

The complementary color is #251719, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #172523?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#172523 color

#172523 rgb(23, 37, 35)

Shades of black

The hex color #172523 is a very dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 14.5% green and 13.7% blue (23, 37, 35).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 23% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.85:1).

#172523 color codes

HEX	`#172523`
RGB	`rgb(23, 37, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 14.5%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 23%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 38%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 5%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.39, -6.56, -0.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.39, 6.58, 185.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.318, 1.627, 1.834)`
Decimal	`1516835`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #172523, 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 #172523	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#172523 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	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 #172523 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #172523; }
.text { color: #172523; }
.border { border: 2px solid #172523; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 37 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #172523, #172025); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #172523?: #172523 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 #172523?: The RGB value is 23, 37, 35: 23 red, 37 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #172523?: The complementary color is #251719, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #172523?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.