What color is #174C1E?

#174C1E is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Mysterious Mixture. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #174C1E?

The RGB value is 23, 76, 30: 23 red, 76 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #174C1E?

The complementary color is #4C1745, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #174C1E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#174C1E color

#174C1E rgb(23, 76, 30)

Shades of green

The hex color #174C1E is a very dark, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9% red, 29.8% green and 11.8% blue (23, 76, 30).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 54% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 70% cyan, 0% magenta, 61% yellow and 70% black.

The closest named color is Mysterious Mixture (#0F521A), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.05:1).

#174C1E color codes

HEX	`#174C1E`
RGB	`rgb(23, 76, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9%, 29.8%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 54%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 70%, 30%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(70%, 0%, 61%, 70%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.97, -28.53, 22.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.97, 36.07, 142.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.172, 5.444, 2.112)`
Decimal	`1526814`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #174C1E, 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 #174C1E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#174C1E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	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 #174C1E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #174c1e; }
.text { color: #174c1e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #174c1e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(23 76 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #174c1e, #174c39); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: British Racing Green.

Questions

What color is #174C1E?: #174C1E is a very dark, moderate green, closest to the named color Mysterious Mixture. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #174C1E?: The RGB value is 23, 76, 30: 23 red, 76 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #174C1E?: The complementary color is #4C1745, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #174C1E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.