What color is #172E26?

#172E26 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #172E26?

The RGB value is 23, 46, 38: 23 red, 46 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #172E26?

The complementary color is #2E171F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #172E26?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#172E26 color

#172E26 rgb(23, 46, 38)

Shades of black

The hex color #172E26 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 18% green and 14.9% blue (23, 46, 38).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 33% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.43:1).

#172E26 color codes

HEX	`#172E26`
RGB	`rgb(23, 46, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 18%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 33%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 50%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 17%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.87, -11.45, 2.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.87, 11.69, 168.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.68, 2.276, 2.184)`
Decimal	`1519142`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #172E26, 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 #172E26	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#172E26 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	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 #172E26 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #172e26; }
.text { color: #172e26; }
.border { border: 2px solid #172e26; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 46 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #172e26, #172a2e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #172E26?: #172E26 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #172E26?: The RGB value is 23, 46, 38: 23 red, 46 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #172E26?: The complementary color is #2E171F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #172E26?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.