What color is #17482D?

#17482D is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #17482D?

The RGB value is 23, 72, 45: 23 red, 72 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #17482D?

The complementary color is #481732, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #17482D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#17482D color

#17482D rgb(23, 72, 45)

Shades of green

The hex color #17482D is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 28.2% green and 17.6% blue (23, 72, 45).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 52% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Zucchini (#17462E), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.49:1).

#17482D color codes

HEX	`#17482D`
RGB	`rgb(23, 72, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 28.2%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 52%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 68%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 0%, 37%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.75, -23.77, 11.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.75, 26.39, 154.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.144, 5.006, 3.283)`
Decimal	`1525805`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #17482D, 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 #17482D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#17482D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	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 #17482D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #17482d; }
.text { color: #17482d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #17482d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 72 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #17482d, #174846); }

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Questions

What color is #17482D?: #17482D is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #17482D?: The RGB value is 23, 72, 45: 23 red, 72 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #17482D?: The complementary color is #481732, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #17482D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.