What color is #173C28?

#173C28 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #173C28?

The RGB value is 23, 60, 40: 23 red, 60 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #173C28?

The complementary color is #3C172B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #173C28?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#173C28 color

#173C28 rgb(23, 60, 40)

Shades of green

The hex color #173C28 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 23.5% green and 15.7% blue (23, 60, 40).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 45% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Zucchini (#17462E), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.26:1).

#173C28 color codes

HEX	`#173C28`
RGB	`rgb(23, 60, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 23.5%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 45%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 62%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 0%, 33%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.18, -18.88, 8.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.18, 20.69, 155.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.352, 3.567, 2.572)`
Decimal	`1522728`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #173C28, 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 #173C28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#173C28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	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 #173C28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #173c28; }
.text { color: #173c28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #173c28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 60 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #173c28, #173c3b); }

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Questions

What color is #173C28?: #173C28 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #173C28?: The RGB value is 23, 60, 40: 23 red, 60 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #173C28?: The complementary color is #3C172B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #173C28?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.