What color is #17422D?

#17422D is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17422D?

The RGB value is 23, 66, 45: 23 red, 66 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17422D?

The complementary color is #42172C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17422D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17422D color

#17422D rgb(23, 66, 45)

Shades of green

The hex color #17422D is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 25.9% green and 17.6% blue (23, 66, 45).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 48% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Zucchini (#17462E), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.33:1).

#17422D color codes

HEX	`#17422D`
RGB	`rgb(23, 66, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 25.9%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 48%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 65%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 0%, 32%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.54, -20.77, 8.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.54, 22.42, 157.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.775, 4.268, 3.16)`
Decimal	`1524269`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17422D, 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 #17422D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17422D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	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 #17422D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17422d; }
.text { color: #17422d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17422d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 66 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17422d, #174142); }

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Questions

What color is #17422D?: #17422D is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17422D?: The RGB value is 23, 66, 45: 23 red, 66 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17422D?: The complementary color is #42172C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17422D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.