What color is #172715?

#172715 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 #172715?

The RGB value is 23, 39, 21: 23 red, 39 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #172715?

The complementary color is #251527, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #172715?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#172715 color

#172715 rgb(23, 39, 21)

Shades of green

The hex color #172715 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 15.3% green and 8.2% blue (23, 39, 21).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 30% saturation and 12% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% 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 15.7:1).

#172715 color codes

HEX	`#172715`
RGB	`rgb(23, 39, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 15.3%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 30%, 12%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 46%, 15%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 46%, 85%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.75, -11.36, 9.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.75, 15.02, 139.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.214, 1.687, 0.971)`
Decimal	`1517333`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #172715, 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 #172715	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#172715 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	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 #172715 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #172715; }
.text { color: #172715; }
.border { border: 2px solid #172715; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 39 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #172715, #15271c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #172715?: #172715 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 #172715?: The RGB value is 23, 39, 21: 23 red, 39 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #172715?: The complementary color is #251527, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #172715?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.