What color is #173732?

#173732 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #173732?

The RGB value is 23, 55, 50: 23 red, 55 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #173732?

The complementary color is #37171C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #173732?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#173732 color

#173732 rgb(23, 55, 50)

Shades of teal

The hex color #173732 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 21.6% green and 19.6% blue (23, 55, 50).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 41% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.89:1).

#173732 color codes

HEX	`#173732`
RGB	`rgb(23, 55, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 21.6%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 41%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 58%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 0%, 9%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.61, -13.3, -0.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.61, 13.31, 182.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.295, 3.145, 3.503)`
Decimal	`1521458`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #173732, 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 #173732	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#173732 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	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 #173732 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #173732; }
.text { color: #173732; }
.border { border: 2px solid #173732; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 55 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #173732, #172c37); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #173732?: #173732 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #173732?: The RGB value is 23, 55, 50: 23 red, 55 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #173732?: The complementary color is #37171C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #173732?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.