What color is #17342E?

#17342E is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17342E?

The RGB value is 23, 52, 46: 23 red, 52 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17342E?

The complementary color is #34171D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17342E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17342E color

#17342E rgb(23, 52, 46)

Shades of gray

The hex color #17342E is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 20.4% green and 18% blue (23, 52, 46).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 39% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.4:1).

#17342E color codes

HEX	`#17342E`
RGB	`rgb(23, 52, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 20.4%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 39%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 56%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 0%, 12%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.37, -12.74, 0.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.37, 12.74, 178.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.074, 2.835, 3.022)`
Decimal	`1520686`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17342E, 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 #17342E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17342E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	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 #17342E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17342e; }
.text { color: #17342e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17342e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 52 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17342e, #172b34); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #17342E?: #17342E is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17342E?: The RGB value is 23, 52, 46: 23 red, 52 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17342E?: The complementary color is #34171D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17342E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.57:1 and white text 13.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.