What color is #17391D?

#17391D is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Queen of Trees. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17391D?

The RGB value is 23, 57, 29: 23 red, 57 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17391D?

The complementary color is #391733, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17391D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17391D color

#17391D rgb(23, 57, 29)

Shades of green

The hex color #17391D is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 22.4% green and 11.4% blue (23, 57, 29).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 43% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Queen of Trees (#1C401F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.81:1).

#17391D color codes

HEX	`#17391D`
RGB	`rgb(23, 57, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 22.4%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 43%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 60%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 49%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.82, -19.78, 13.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.82, 24.1, 145.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.038, 3.197, 1.672)`
Decimal	`1521949`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17391D, 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 #17391D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17391D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	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 #17391D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17391d; }
.text { color: #17391d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17391d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 57 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17391d, #17392e); }

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Questions

What color is #17391D?: #17391D is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Queen of Trees. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17391D?: The RGB value is 23, 57, 29: 23 red, 57 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17391D?: The complementary color is #391733, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17391D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.