What color is #173A1A?

#173A1A 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 #173A1A?

The RGB value is 23, 58, 26: 23 red, 58 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #173A1A?

The complementary color is #3A1737, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #173A1A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#173A1A color

#173A1A rgb(23, 58, 26)

Shades of green

The hex color #173A1A is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 22.7% green and 10.2% blue (23, 58, 26).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 43% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 55% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Queen of Trees (#1C401F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.68:1).

#173A1A color codes

HEX	`#173A1A`
RGB	`rgb(23, 58, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 22.7%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 43%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 60%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 55%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.14, -20.85, 16.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.14, 26.33, 142.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.053, 3.283, 1.503)`
Decimal	`1522202`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #173A1A, 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 #173A1A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#173A1A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	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 #173A1A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #173a1a; }
.text { color: #173a1a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #173a1a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 58 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #173a1a, #173a2b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #173A1A?: #173A1A 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 #173A1A?: The RGB value is 23, 58, 26: 23 red, 58 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #173A1A?: The complementary color is #3A1737, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #173A1A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.