What color is #173229?

#173229 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #173229?

The RGB value is 23, 50, 41: 23 red, 50 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #173229?

The complementary color is #321720, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #173229?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#173229 color

#173229 rgb(23, 50, 41)

Shades of green

The hex color #173229 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 19.6% green and 16.1% blue (23, 50, 41).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 37% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Swamp Thing (#162825), a difference of 5.3 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.77:1).

#173229 color codes

HEX	`#173229`
RGB	`rgb(23, 50, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 19.6%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 37%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 54%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 18%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.47, -13.01, 2.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.47, 13.26, 168.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.894, 2.623, 2.504)`
Decimal	`1520169`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #173229, 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 #173229	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#173229 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	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 #173229 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #173229; }
.text { color: #173229; }
.border { border: 2px solid #173229; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 50 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #173229, #172e32); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #173229?: #173229 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Swamp Thing. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #173229?: The RGB value is 23, 50, 41: 23 red, 50 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #173229?: The complementary color is #321720, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #173229?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.