What color is #173424?

#173424 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #173424?

The RGB value is 23, 52, 36: 23 red, 52 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #173424?

The complementary color is #341727, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #173424?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#173424 color

#173424 rgb(23, 52, 36)

Shades of green

The hex color #173424 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 20.4% green and 14.1% blue (23, 52, 36).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 39% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Pitch-Black Forests (#003322), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.52:1).

#173424 color codes

HEX	`#173424`
RGB	`rgb(23, 52, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 20.4%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 39%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 56%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 31%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.08, -15.51, 6.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.08, 16.95, 156.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.9, 2.765, 2.102)`
Decimal	`1520676`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #173424, 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 #173424	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#173424 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	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 #173424 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #173424; }
.text { color: #173424; }
.border { border: 2px solid #173424; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 52 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #173424, #173432); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #173424?: #173424 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Pitch-Black Forests. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #173424?: The RGB value is 23, 52, 36: 23 red, 52 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #173424?: The complementary color is #341727, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #173424?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.55:1 and white text 13.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.