What color is #173D30?

#173D30 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 #173D30?

The RGB value is 23, 61, 48: 23 red, 61 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #173D30?

The complementary color is #3D1724, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #173D30?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#173D30 color

#173D30 rgb(23, 61, 48)

Shades of green

The hex color #173D30 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 23.9% green and 18.8% blue (23, 61, 48).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 45% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Everglade (#264334), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.02:1).

#173D30 color codes

HEX	`#173D30`
RGB	`rgb(23, 61, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 23.9%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 45%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 62%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 0%, 21%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.77, -17.32, 3.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.77, 17.77, 167.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.555, 3.733, 3.382)`
Decimal	`1522992`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #173D30, 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 #173D30	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#173D30 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	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 #173D30 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #173d30; }
.text { color: #173d30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #173d30; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 61 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #173d30, #17373d); }

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Questions

What color is #173D30?: #173D30 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 #173D30?: The RGB value is 23, 61, 48: 23 red, 61 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #173D30?: The complementary color is #3D1724, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #173D30?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.