What color is #173328?

#173328 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #173328?

The RGB value is 23, 51, 40: 23 red, 51 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #173328?

The complementary color is #331722, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #173328?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#173328 color

#173328 rgb(23, 51, 40)

Shades of green

The hex color #173328 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 20% green and 15.7% blue (23, 51, 40).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 38% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Pitch-Black Forests (#003322), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.63:1).

#173328 color codes

HEX	`#173328`
RGB	`rgb(23, 51, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 20%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 38%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 55%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 22%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.81, -13.88, 3.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.81, 14.37, 164.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.92, 2.703, 2.428)`
Decimal	`1520424`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #173328, 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 #173328	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#173328 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	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 #173328 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #173328; }
.text { color: #173328; }
.border { border: 2px solid #173328; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 51 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #173328, #173033); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #173328?: #173328 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #173328?: The RGB value is 23, 51, 40: 23 red, 51 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #173328?: The complementary color is #331722, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #173328?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 and white text 13.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.