What color is #17441F?

#17441F 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 #17441F?

The RGB value is 23, 68, 31: 23 red, 68 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17441F?

The complementary color is #44173C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17441F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17441F color

#17441F rgb(23, 68, 31)

Shades of green

The hex color #17441F is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 26.7% green and 12.2% blue (23, 68, 31).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 49% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Queen of Trees (#1C401F), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.15:1).

#17441F color codes

HEX	`#17441F`
RGB	`rgb(23, 68, 31)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 26.7%, 12.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 49%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 66%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 0%, 54%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25, -24.77, 17.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25, 30.53, 144.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.668, 4.415, 2.008)`
Decimal	`1524767`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17441F, 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 #17441F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17441F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.15:1	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 #17441F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17441f; }
.text { color: #17441f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17441f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 68 31 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17441f, #174435); }

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Questions

What color is #17441F?: #17441F 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 #17441F?: The RGB value is 23, 68, 31: 23 red, 68 green and 31 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17441F?: The complementary color is #44173C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17441F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.