What color is #172D08?

#172D08 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 #172D08?

The RGB value is 23, 45, 8: 23 red, 45 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #172D08?

The complementary color is #1E082D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #172D08?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#172D08 color

#172D08 rgb(23, 45, 8)

Shades of green

The hex color #172D08 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 17.6% green and 3.1% blue (23, 45, 8).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 70% saturation and 10% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 82% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Lindworm Green (#172808), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.84:1).

#172D08 color codes

HEX	`#172D08`
RGB	`rgb(23, 45, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 17.6%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 70%, 10%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 82%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 82%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.88, -16.77, 19.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.88, 25.63, 130.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.336, 2.076, 0.56)`
Decimal	`1518856`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #172D08, 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 #172D08	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#172D08 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	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 #172D08 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #172d08; }
.text { color: #172d08; }
.border { border: 2px solid #172d08; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 45 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #172d08, #082d0c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #172D08?: #172D08 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 #172D08?: The RGB value is 23, 45, 8: 23 red, 45 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #172D08?: The complementary color is #1E082D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #172D08?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.