What color is #17462F?

#17462F is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17462F?

The RGB value is 23, 70, 47: 23 red, 70 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17462F?

The complementary color is #46172E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17462F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17462F color

#17462F rgb(23, 70, 47)

Shades of green

The hex color #17462F is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 27.5% green and 18.4% blue (23, 70, 47).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 51% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 67% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Zucchini (#17462E), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.75:1).

#17462F color codes

HEX	`#17462F`
RGB	`rgb(23, 70, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 27.5%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 51%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 67%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(67%, 0%, 33%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.06, -22.3, 9.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.06, 24.14, 157.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.056, 4.767, 3.448)`
Decimal	`1525295`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17462F, 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 #17462F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17462F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #17462F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17462f; }
.text { color: #17462f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17462f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 70 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17462f, #174646); }

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Questions

What color is #17462F?: #17462F is a very dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17462F?: The RGB value is 23, 70, 47: 23 red, 70 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17462F?: The complementary color is #46172E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17462F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.