What color is #17411E?

#17411E 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 #17411E?

The RGB value is 23, 65, 30: 23 red, 65 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17411E?

The complementary color is #41173A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17411E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17411E color

#17411E rgb(23, 65, 30)

Shades of green

The hex color #17411E is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 25.5% green and 11.8% blue (23, 65, 30).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 48% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 75% 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 11.59:1).

#17411E color codes

HEX	`#17411E`
RGB	`rgb(23, 65, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 25.5%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 48%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 65%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 0%, 54%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.86, -23.54, 17.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.86, 29.05, 144.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.478, 4.056, 1.88)`
Decimal	`1523998`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17411E, 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 #17411E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17411E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	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 #17411E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17411e; }
.text { color: #17411e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17411e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 65 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17411e, #174133); }

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Questions

What color is #17411E?: #17411E 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 #17411E?: The RGB value is 23, 65, 30: 23 red, 65 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17411E?: The complementary color is #41173A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17411E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.