What color is #172524?

#172524 is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #172524?

The RGB value is 23, 37, 36: 23 red, 37 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #172524?

The complementary color is #251718, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #172524?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#172524 color

#172524 rgb(23, 37, 36)

Shades of black

The hex color #172524 is a very dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 14.5% green and 14.1% blue (23, 37, 36).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 23% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.83:1).

#172524 color codes

HEX	`#172524`
RGB	`rgb(23, 37, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 14.5%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 23%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 38%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 3%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.43, -6.26, -1.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.43, 6.38, 191.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.333, 1.633, 1.914)`
Decimal	`1516836`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #172524, 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 #172524	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#172524 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.83:1	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 #172524 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #172524; }
.text { color: #172524; }
.border { border: 2px solid #172524; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 37 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #172524, #171f25); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gunmetal.

Questions

What color is #172524?: #172524 is a very dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #172524?: The RGB value is 23, 37, 36: 23 red, 37 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #172524?: The complementary color is #251718, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #172524?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.