What color is #172710?

#172710 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #172710?

The RGB value is 23, 39, 16: 23 red, 39 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #172710?

The complementary color is #201027, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #172710?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#172710 color

#172710 rgb(23, 39, 16)

Shades of green

The hex color #172710 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 15.3% green and 6.3% blue (23, 39, 16).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 42% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 59% yellow and 85% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Pines (#17240B), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.74:1).

#172710 color codes

HEX	`#172710`
RGB	`rgb(23, 39, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 15.3%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 42%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 59%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 59%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.65, -12.29, 12.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.65, 17.75, 133.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.172, 1.671, 0.751)`
Decimal	`1517328`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #172710, 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 #172710	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#172710 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.74:1	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 #172710 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #172710; }
.text { color: #172710; }
.border { border: 2px solid #172710; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 39 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #172710, #102715); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #172710?: #172710 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Midnight Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #172710?: The RGB value is 23, 39, 16: 23 red, 39 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #172710?: The complementary color is #201027, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #172710?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.33:1 and white text 15.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.