What color is #174938?

#174938 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 #174938?

The RGB value is 23, 73, 56: 23 red, 73 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #174938?

The complementary color is #491728, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #174938?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#174938 color

#174938 rgb(23, 73, 56)

Shades of green

The hex color #174938 is a very dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 28.6% green and 22% blue (23, 73, 56).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 52% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Zucchini (#17462E), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.26:1).

#174938 color codes

HEX	`#174938`
RGB	`rgb(23, 73, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 28.6%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 52%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 68%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 0%, 23%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.39, -21.47, 5.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.39, 22.12, 166.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.449, 5.232, 4.569)`
Decimal	`1526072`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #174938, 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 #174938	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#174938 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	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 #174938 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #174938; }
.text { color: #174938; }
.border { border: 2px solid #174938; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 73 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #174938, #174149); }

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Questions

What color is #174938?: #174938 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 #174938?: The RGB value is 23, 73, 56: 23 red, 73 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #174938?: The complementary color is #491728, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #174938?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.