What color is #173A2B?

#173A2B is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #173A2B?

The RGB value is 23, 58, 43: 23 red, 58 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #173A2B?

The complementary color is #3A1726, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #173A2B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#173A2B color

#173A2B rgb(23, 58, 43)

Shades of green

The hex color #173A2B is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 22.7% green and 16.9% blue (23, 58, 43).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 43% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.53:1).

#173A2B color codes

HEX	`#173A2B`
RGB	`rgb(23, 58, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 22.7%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 43%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 60%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 26%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.51, -17.03, 5.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.51, 17.91, 162.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.302, 3.382, 2.817)`
Decimal	`1522219`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #173A2B, 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 #173A2B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#173A2B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	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 #173A2B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #173a2b; }
.text { color: #173a2b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #173a2b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 58 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #173a2b, #17373a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #173A2B?: #173A2B is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Everglade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #173A2B?: The RGB value is 23, 58, 43: 23 red, 58 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #173A2B?: The complementary color is #3A1726, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #173A2B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.