What color is #17423A?

#17423A is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17423A?

The RGB value is 23, 66, 58: 23 red, 66 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17423A?

The complementary color is #42171F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17423A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17423A color

#17423A rgb(23, 66, 58)

Shades of teal

The hex color #17423A is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 25.9% green and 22.7% blue (23, 66, 58).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 48% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.19:1).

#17423A color codes

HEX	`#17423A`
RGB	`rgb(23, 66, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 25.9%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 48%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 65%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 0%, 12%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.9, -17.15, 0.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.9, 17.16, 178.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.065, 4.384, 4.687)`
Decimal	`1524282`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17423A, 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 #17423A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17423A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	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 #17423A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17423a; }
.text { color: #17423a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17423a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 66 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17423a, #173442); }

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Questions

What color is #17423A?: #17423A is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17423A?: The RGB value is 23, 66, 58: 23 red, 66 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17423A?: The complementary color is #42171F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17423A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.