What color is #174917?

#174917 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Realm of the Underworld. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #174917?

The RGB value is 23, 73, 23: 23 red, 73 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #174917?

The complementary color is #491749, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #174917?

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.

#174917 color

#174917 rgb(23, 73, 23)

Shades of green

The hex color #174917 is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 28.6% green and 9% blue (23, 73, 23).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 52% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 0% magenta, 68% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Realm of the Underworld (#114411), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#174917 color codes

HEX	`#174917`
RGB	`rgb(23, 73, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 28.6%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 52%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 68%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 0%, 68%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.76, -28.24, 24.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.76, 37.38, 139.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.89, 5.009, 1.625)`
Decimal	`1526039`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #174917, 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 #174917	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#174917 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 #174917 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #174917; }
.text { color: #174917; }
.border { border: 2px solid #174917; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 73 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #174917, #174930); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #174917?: #174917 is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Realm of the Underworld. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #174917?: The RGB value is 23, 73, 23: 23 red, 73 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #174917?: The complementary color is #491749, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #174917?: 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.