What color is #174930?

#174930 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 #174930?

The RGB value is 23, 73, 48: 23 red, 73 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #174930?

The complementary color is #491730, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #174930?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#174930 color

#174930 rgb(23, 73, 48)

Shades of green

The hex color #174930 is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 28.6% green and 18.8% blue (23, 73, 48).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 52% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Zucchini (#17462E), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.33:1).

#174930 color codes

HEX	`#174930`
RGB	`rgb(23, 73, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 28.6%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 52%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 68%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 0%, 34%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.19, -23.54, 10.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.19, 25.64, 156.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.269, 5.16, 3.619)`
Decimal	`1526064`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #174930, 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 #174930	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#174930 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	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 #174930 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #174930; }
.text { color: #174930; }
.border { border: 2px solid #174930; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 73 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #174930, #174949); }

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Questions

What color is #174930?: #174930 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 #174930?: The RGB value is 23, 73, 48: 23 red, 73 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #174930?: The complementary color is #491730, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #174930?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.