What color is #172A1E?

#172A1E is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #172A1E?

The RGB value is 23, 42, 30: 23 red, 42 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #172A1E?

The complementary color is #2A1723, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #172A1E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#172A1E color

#172A1E rgb(23, 42, 30)

Shades of gray

The hex color #172A1E is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 16.5% green and 11.8% blue (23, 42, 30).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 29% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 84% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.15:1).

#172A1E color codes

HEX	`#172A1E`
RGB	`rgb(23, 42, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 16.5%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 29%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 45%, 16%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 29%, 84%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.12, -11.14, 5.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.12, 12.4, 153.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.416, 1.932, 1.526)`
Decimal	`1518110`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #172A1E, 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 #172A1E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#172A1E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	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 #172A1E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #172a1e; }
.text { color: #172a1e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #172a1e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 42 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #172a1e, #172a28); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #172A1E?: #172A1E is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nightmare. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #172A1E?: The RGB value is 23, 42, 30: 23 red, 42 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #172A1E?: The complementary color is #2A1723, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #172A1E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.