What color is #173831?

#173831 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 #173831?

The RGB value is 23, 56, 49: 23 red, 56 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #173831?

The complementary color is #38171E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #173831?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#173831 color

#173831 rgb(23, 56, 49)

Shades of teal

The hex color #173831 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 22% green and 19.2% blue (23, 56, 49).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 42% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.75:1).

#173831 color codes

HEX	`#173831`
RGB	`rgb(23, 56, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 22%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 42%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 59%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 0%, 13%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.95, -14.19, 0.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.95, 14.21, 177.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.322, 3.232, 3.407)`
Decimal	`1521713`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #173831, 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 #173831	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#173831 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	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 #173831 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #173831; }
.text { color: #173831; }
.border { border: 2px solid #173831; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 56 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #173831, #172f38); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #173831?: #173831 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 #173831?: The RGB value is 23, 56, 49: 23 red, 56 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #173831?: The complementary color is #38171E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #173831?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.