What color is #17280B?

#17280B is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Lindworm Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17280B?

The RGB value is 23, 40, 11: 23 red, 40 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17280B?

The complementary color is #1C0B28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17280B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17280B color

#17280B rgb(23, 40, 11)

Shades of green

The hex color #17280B is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 15.7% green and 4.3% blue (23, 40, 11).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 57% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 73% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Lindworm Green (#172808), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.62:1).

#17280B color codes

HEX	`#17280B`
RGB	`rgb(23, 40, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 15.7%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 57%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 73%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 73%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.97, -13.63, 15.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.97, 20.77, 131.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.173, 1.724, 0.588)`
Decimal	`1517579`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17280B, 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 #17280B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17280B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.62:1	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 #17280B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17280b; }
.text { color: #17280b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17280b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 40 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17280b, #0b280e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #17280B?: #17280B is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Lindworm Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17280B?: The RGB value is 23, 40, 11: 23 red, 40 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17280B?: The complementary color is #1C0B28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17280B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.