What color is #173F18?

#173F18 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 #173F18?

The RGB value is 23, 63, 24: 23 red, 63 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #173F18?

The complementary color is #3F173E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #173F18?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#173F18 color

#173F18 rgb(23, 63, 24)

Shades of green

The hex color #173F18 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 24.7% green and 9.4% blue (23, 63, 24).

Its hue angle is 122°, with 47% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 0% magenta, 62% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Queen of Trees (#1C401F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.93:1).

#173F18 color codes

HEX	`#173F18`
RGB	`rgb(23, 63, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 24.7%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(122, 47%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(122, 63%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 0%, 62%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.01, -23.61, 19.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.01, 30.66, 140.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.296, 3.803, 1.477)`
Decimal	`1523480`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #173F18, 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 #173F18	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#173F18 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	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 #173F18 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #173f18; }
.text { color: #173f18; }
.border { border: 2px solid #173f18; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 63 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #173f18, #173f2c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #173F18?: #173F18 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 #173F18?: The RGB value is 23, 63, 24: 23 red, 63 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #173F18?: The complementary color is #3F173E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #173F18?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.