What color is #173013?

#173013 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Serpent. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #173013?

The RGB value is 23, 48, 19: 23 red, 48 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #173013?

The complementary color is #2C1330, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #173013?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#173013 color

#173013 rgb(23, 48, 19)

Shades of green

The hex color #173013 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 18.8% green and 7.5% blue (23, 48, 19).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 43% saturation and 13% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 60% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Dark Serpent (#113311), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.3:1).

#173013 color codes

HEX	`#173013`
RGB	`rgb(23, 48, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 18.8%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 43%, 13%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 60%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 0%, 60%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.19, -16.89, 15.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.19, 22.94, 137.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.528, 2.343, 0.988)`
Decimal	`1519635`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #173013, 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 #173013	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#173013 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	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 #173013 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #173013; }
.text { color: #173013; }
.border { border: 2px solid #173013; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 48 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #173013, #13301d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #173013?: #173013 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Serpent. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #173013?: The RGB value is 23, 48, 19: 23 red, 48 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #173013?: The complementary color is #2C1330, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #173013?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.