What color is #172D1A?

#172D1A 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 #172D1A?

The RGB value is 23, 45, 26: 23 red, 45 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #172D1A?

The complementary color is #2D172A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #172D1A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#172D1A color

#172D1A rgb(23, 45, 26)

Shades of green

The hex color #172D1A is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 17.6% green and 10.2% blue (23, 45, 26).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 32% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Nightmare (#112211), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.72:1).

#172D1A color codes

HEX	`#172D1A`
RGB	`rgb(23, 45, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 17.6%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 32%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 49%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 42%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.17, -13.87, 9.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.17, 16.89, 145.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.478, 2.133, 1.311)`
Decimal	`1518874`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #172D1A, 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 #172D1A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#172D1A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	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 #172D1A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #172d1a; }
.text { color: #172d1a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #172d1a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 45 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #172d1a, #172d25); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #172D1A?: #172D1A 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 #172D1A?: The RGB value is 23, 45, 26: 23 red, 45 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #172D1A?: The complementary color is #2D172A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #172D1A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.