What color is #173316?

#173316 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 #173316?

The RGB value is 23, 51, 22: 23 red, 51 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #173316?

The complementary color is #321633, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #173316?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#173316 color

#173316 rgb(23, 51, 22)

Shades of green

The hex color #173316 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 20% green and 8.6% blue (23, 51, 22).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 40% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Dark Serpent (#113311), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.8:1).

#173316 color codes

HEX	`#173316`
RGB	`rgb(23, 51, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 20%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 40%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 57%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 57%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.4, -17.98, 15.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.4, 23.49, 139.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.682, 2.608, 1.174)`
Decimal	`1520406`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #173316, 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 #173316	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#173316 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.8:1	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 #173316 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #173316; }
.text { color: #173316; }
.border { border: 2px solid #173316; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 51 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #173316, #163323); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #173316?: #173316 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 #173316?: The RGB value is 23, 51, 22: 23 red, 51 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #173316?: The complementary color is #321633, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #173316?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.