What color is #17331B?

#17331B 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 #17331B?

The RGB value is 23, 51, 27: 23 red, 51 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17331B?

The complementary color is #33172F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17331B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17331B color

#17331B rgb(23, 51, 27)

Shades of green

The hex color #17331B is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 20% green and 10.6% blue (23, 51, 27).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 38% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Dark Serpent (#113311), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.76:1).

#17331B color codes

HEX	`#17331B`
RGB	`rgb(23, 51, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 20%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 38%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 55%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 47%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.49, -17.02, 12.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.49, 20.85, 144.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.735, 2.629, 1.453)`
Decimal	`1520411`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17331B, 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 #17331B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17331B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	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 #17331B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17331b; }
.text { color: #17331b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17331b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 51 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17331b, #173329); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #17331B?: #17331B 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 #17331B?: The RGB value is 23, 51, 27: 23 red, 51 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17331B?: The complementary color is #33172F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17331B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.