What color is #173A11?

#173A11 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Melancholia. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #173A11?

The RGB value is 23, 58, 17: 23 red, 58 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #173A11?

The complementary color is #34113A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #173A11?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#173A11 color

#173A11 rgb(23, 58, 17)

Shades of green

The hex color #173A11 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 22.7% green and 6.7% blue (23, 58, 17).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 55% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 71% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Melancholia (#12390D), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.73:1).

#173A11 color codes

HEX	`#173A11`
RGB	`rgb(23, 58, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 22.7%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 55%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 71%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 71%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.01, -22.25, 21.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.01, 30.73, 136.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.967, 3.249, 1.054)`
Decimal	`1522193`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #173A11, 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 #173A11	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#173A11 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.73:1	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 #173A11 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #173a11; }
.text { color: #173a11; }
.border { border: 2px solid #173a11; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 58 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #173a11, #113a20); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #173A11?: #173A11 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Melancholia. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #173A11?: The RGB value is 23, 58, 17: 23 red, 58 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #173A11?: The complementary color is #34113A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #173A11?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.