What color is #172614?

#172614 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 #172614?

The RGB value is 23, 38, 20: 23 red, 38 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #172614?

The complementary color is #231426, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #172614?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#172614 color

#172614 rgb(23, 38, 20)

Shades of green

The hex color #172614 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 14.9% green and 7.8% blue (23, 38, 20).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 31% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% 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 15.86:1).

#172614 color codes

HEX	`#172614`
RGB	`rgb(23, 38, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 14.9%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 31%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 47%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 47%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.34, -10.95, 9.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.34, 14.8, 137.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.173, 1.619, 0.912)`
Decimal	`1517076`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #172614, 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 #172614	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#172614 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	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 #172614 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #172614; }
.text { color: #172614; }
.border { border: 2px solid #172614; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 38 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #172614, #14261a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #172614?: #172614 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 #172614?: The RGB value is 23, 38, 20: 23 red, 38 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #172614?: The complementary color is #231426, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #172614?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.32:1 and white text 15.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.