What color is #173028?

#173028 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #173028?

The RGB value is 23, 48, 40: 23 red, 48 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #173028?

The complementary color is #30171F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #173028?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#173028 color

#173028 rgb(23, 48, 40)

Shades of gray

The hex color #173028 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 18.8% green and 15.7% blue (23, 48, 40).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 35% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.1:1).

#173028 color codes

HEX	`#173028`
RGB	`rgb(23, 48, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 18.8%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 35%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 52%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 0%, 17%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.69, -12.1, 2.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.69, 12.28, 170.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.793, 2.449, 2.385)`
Decimal	`1519656`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #173028, 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 #173028	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#173028 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	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 #173028 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #173028; }
.text { color: #173028; }
.border { border: 2px solid #173028; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 48 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #173028, #172c30); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Onyx.

Questions

What color is #173028?: #173028 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #173028?: The RGB value is 23, 48, 40: 23 red, 48 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #173028?: The complementary color is #30171F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #173028?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.49:1 and white text 14.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.