What color is #173E1B?

#173E1B 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 #173E1B?

The RGB value is 23, 62, 27: 23 red, 62 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #173E1B?

The complementary color is #3E173A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #173E1B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#173E1B color

#173E1B rgb(23, 62, 27)

Shades of green

The hex color #173E1B is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 24.3% green and 10.6% blue (23, 62, 27).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 46% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 0% magenta, 56% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Queen of Trees (#1C401F), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.06:1).

#173E1B color codes

HEX	`#173E1B`
RGB	`rgb(23, 62, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 24.3%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 46%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 63%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 0%, 56%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.68, -22.64, 17.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.68, 28.53, 142.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.274, 3.706, 1.632)`
Decimal	`1523227`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #173E1B, 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 #173E1B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#173E1B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	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 #173E1B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #173e1b; }
.text { color: #173e1b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #173e1b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 62 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #173e1b, #173e2f); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #173E1B?: #173E1B 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 #173E1B?: The RGB value is 23, 62, 27: 23 red, 62 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #173E1B?: The complementary color is #3E173A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #173E1B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.