What color is #17452C?

#17452C is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17452C?

The RGB value is 23, 69, 44: 23 red, 69 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17452C?

The complementary color is #451730, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17452C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17452C color

#17452C rgb(23, 69, 44)

Shades of green

The hex color #17452C is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 27.1% green and 17.3% blue (23, 69, 44).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 50% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Zucchini (#17462E), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.91:1).

#17452C color codes

HEX	`#17452C`
RGB	`rgb(23, 69, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 27.1%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 50%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 67%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 0%, 36%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.62, -22.53, 10.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.62, 24.89, 154.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.936, 4.62, 3.119)`
Decimal	`1525036`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17452C, 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 #17452C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17452C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	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 #17452C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17452c; }
.text { color: #17452c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17452c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 69 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17452c, #174543); }

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Questions

What color is #17452C?: #17452C is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17452C?: The RGB value is 23, 69, 44: 23 red, 69 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17452C?: The complementary color is #451730, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17452C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.