What color is #173C1F?

#173C1F 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 #173C1F?

The RGB value is 23, 60, 31: 23 red, 60 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #173C1F?

The complementary color is #3C1734, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #173C1F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#173C1F color

#173C1F rgb(23, 60, 31)

Shades of green

The hex color #173C1F is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 23.5% green and 12.2% blue (23, 60, 31).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 45% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 76% 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 12.33:1).

#173C1F color codes

HEX	`#173C1F`
RGB	`rgb(23, 60, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 23.5%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 45%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 62%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 0%, 48%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.99, -20.9, 14.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.99, 25.17, 146.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.216, 3.513, 1.857)`
Decimal	`1522719`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #173C1F, 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 #173C1F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#173C1F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	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 #173C1F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #173c1f; }
.text { color: #173c1f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #173c1f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 60 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #173c1f, #173c31); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #173C1F?: #173C1F 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 #173C1F?: The RGB value is 23, 60, 31: 23 red, 60 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #173C1F?: The complementary color is #3C1734, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #173C1F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.