What color is #174626?

#174626 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Lost in the Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #174626?

The RGB value is 23, 70, 38: 23 red, 70 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #174626?

The complementary color is #461737, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #174626?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#174626 color

#174626 rgb(23, 70, 38)

Shades of green

The hex color #174626 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 27.5% green and 14.9% blue (23, 70, 38).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 51% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Lost in the Woods (#014426), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.82:1).

#174626 color codes

HEX	`#174626`
RGB	`rgb(23, 70, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 27.5%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 51%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 67%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 0%, 46%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.87, -24.35, 14.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.87, 28.44, 148.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.893, 4.702, 2.588)`
Decimal	`1525286`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #174626, 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 #174626	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#174626 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	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 #174626 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #174626; }
.text { color: #174626; }
.border { border: 2px solid #174626; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 70 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #174626, #17463e); }

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Questions

What color is #174626?: #174626 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Lost in the Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #174626?: The RGB value is 23, 70, 38: 23 red, 70 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #174626?: The complementary color is #461737, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #174626?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.